Afrika Bambaataa, pioneering hip-hop DJ and producer behind “Planet Rock” and founder of the Universal Zulu Nation, has died ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneer of hip-hop, died of prostate cancer at the age of 68, leaving behind a legacy of music and a ...

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa has died. The rapper and DJ died from complications of prostate cancer on Thursday in ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneer in hip-hop and electronic music in the 1970s and '80s, has died. Later in life, he was accused by ...

The tributes to one of hip-hop’s founders were complicated by allegations of sexual abuse made against him in recent years.

There were so many incredible albums released in the 1970s, with classics like Blondie's Parallel Lines and King Crimson's ...

Gwendolyn “Blondy” Chisolm of the '70s band The Sequence, also featuring Angie Stone and Cheryl “The Pearl” Cook, has passed away.

When reflecting on the punk venue that launched their fame, Blondie's Debbie Harry expressed doubts that a scene like CBGBs' ...

Gwendolyn “Blondy” Chisolm, a member of the extremely early all-female rap trio the Sequence, has passed away. Billboard ...

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of April 12-18 include actor Patricia Arquette, singer Win Butler of Arcade Fire ...

A new memoir by Fred Brathwaite offers an insight into the city’s emerging underground scene in the 70s and 80s – and shows us the power of subcultures in difficult times ...

On the heels of a new memoir sharing the recipes of a rich cultural life, rap's first tour guide talks aging with the culture ...