Four days after his appointment as Iran’s new supreme leader, the world finally got a glimpse of Mojtaba Khamenei’s worldview. But Khamenei – now elevated to the rank of Ayatollah and dubbed the ...

Davey D speaks with Mark Skillz about Hip-Hop pioneer Grandmaster Flowers (born Jonathon Cameron Flowers) was a DJ from Brooklyn, New York. One of the earliest DJs to mix records together in sequence, ...

Singer-guitarist Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish is 84. Comedian Don Novello is 83. Actor Renn Woods is 68. Actor Dedee Pfeiffer (“Cybill”) is 62. Singer Tank is 50. Actor Eden Riegel ...

Grandmaster Flash will revisit Hip-Hop’s early days in his 2026 memoir *Birth of a Culture*, shifting focus from personal trauma to cultural storytelling. Grandmaster Flash is ready to rewind the ...

Grandmaster Flash will revisit his journey through hip-hop — from Bronx block parties to the world stage — in his upcoming memoir Birth of a Culture. The book, due out in the fall of 2026 via ...

The Rock Hall inductee will celebrate Grandmaster Flash Day on Monday (August 4) with a 20-DJ Twitch marathon honoring his 52 years in Hip-Hop. Grandmaster Flash will celebrate Grandmaster Flash Day ...

From Bronx block parties to university lecture halls and global concert stages, storytelling has always been at the heart of hip-hop. What began in the 1970s as a street-level form of expression has ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler Hear songs from Lucy Sante ...

“When you start a Grandmaster record, it’s supposed to feel like a festival, like things are kicking off,” says Nick Leon, sitting on a Nickelodeon logo-colored couch in his living room. “It’s like a ...