Conversations about Miami Music Week usually start with the obvious heavyweights: Ultra. Factory Town. The giant stages, packed sunrise sets, photos that make the week look bigger than life. But some ...

The Bronx-born artist, who was a key figure in hip-hop’s rise from local movement to global force, was accused of child sex ...

A statement from Hip Hop Alliance announced his death on Thursday.

A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.

His song "Planet Rock," released in 1982 with Soulsonic Force, was a seminal record in defining electro-funk, though his ...

Afrika Bambaataa — a DJ, rapper and record producer widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop — has died. He was ...

The music is low, the room is warm, the conversation moves without urgency, and somewhere in the center of it all, a hookah burns slow and steady — filling the air with something that feels less like ...

Afrika Bambaataa, the influential rapper and DJ who helped shape the culture of hip-hop with his legendary Zulu Nation block ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on ...

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

After his wife's death, a legendary '80s actor went from making iconic movies "to being at home with a couple of little kids.

As New York City marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, NY1 delves into the history of the genre — and highlights hip-hop centric events happening around the five boroughs.