A map showcasing 30 Bronx locations integral to the birth of hip-hop—signed by prominent industry figures—will be available ...

Hip-hop, born in the Bronx during the 1970s, has evolved into a global cultural ... Meanwhile, breakdancers and graffiti artists gave the culture its physical and visual identity.

The “Boogie Down Bronx” now has a “Hip Hop Boulevard.” Mayor de Blasio on Thursday signed a bill into law that renames dozens of streets in all five boroughs, including the swath of ...

Hip hop was born in the south section of the New York City borough of the Bronx in the United States in the late 1970s. The dancing, rapping and deejaying elements of hip-hop grew out of the ...

The roots of hip-hop and house music both lie in the seismic shifts of the late 1970s, a period of sociopolitical ... its grassroots beginnings in the Bronx into a cultural movement on the cusp ...

As the graffiti culture took off during the late 1970s, the artist involved in himself in spreading the growing hip-hop scene from the Bronx to Manhattan. In the decades that followed, Phase 2 has ...

graffiti artists, and breakdancers.” Bramly’s work takes a holistic approach to capturing the hip-hop scene just as things were taking off, expanding from its roots in the Bronx and into the ...

In the 20th century, graffiti exploded in popularity, particularly in New York City, where it became intertwined with Hip Hop culture in the 1970s. This article explores seven key facts about the ...

Hip-hop originated in the Bronx area of New York in the 1970s. Its vocal origins lie in the Jamaican 'toasting' tradition. Toasting is a cross between talking and rhythmic chanting which was ...

The roots of hip-hop and house music both lie in the seismic shifts of the late 1970s, a period of sociopolitical ... its grassroots beginnings in the Bronx into a cultural movement on the cusp ...