Rapper Biggie Smalls also known as the Notorious B.I.G, was signed to Bad Boy Records, a label co-founded by Diddy.

With DJs joining orchestras to play specially-commissioned pieces, to classical scores re-imagined, this programme of musical concerts is set to surprise and delight.

On this day in 1955, DJ Kool Herc was born Clive Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica. He moved to the Bronx when he was 12 years old and took on the name “Kool Herc” when he became a member of the ...

LL Cool J honored DJ Kool Herc as “one of the great founders of hip-hop” when the pioneering musical visionary received the Musical Influence Award at the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

Hip-hop is having a party. For the uninitiated, 2023 marks a year-long 50th birthday celebration for the genre. Celebrations and commemorations abound just about everywhere—even at unlikely ...

Right on cue, Herc’s sister, Cindy Campbell, who stood by his side, stepped to the mic to celebrate her brother. “I want to congratulate my brother DJ Kool Herc for staying on that path and ...

Following an introduction by LL COOL J, DJ Kool Herc walked arm-in-arm with his sister Cindy Campbell to accept the Musical Influence honor. DJ Kool Herc was among the class of 13 inducted into ...

Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame / Via gettyimages.com DJ Kool Herc had an emotional response to being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. During the induction ...

LL Cool J gave DJ Kool Herc an incredible tribute for his 2023 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction at the Brooklyn ceremony tonight. The speech started with LL Cool J looking back on how Kool Herc ...

And when Koolism is nominated for an ARIA award, Hau comes face to face with another pioneer, the legendary Bronx DJ Kool Herc. Will Hau get the nod of approval from the father of hip hop?

He said such an event is a long time coming. DJ Kool Herc, the Jamaican sound system maverick widely hailed as the creator of hip hop, is promoting the festival with his sister, Cindy Campbell.

The person who is called the father of hip-hop, DJ Kool Herc (born Clive Campbell), and the woman with the title of First Lady of hip-hop, Cindy Campbell, his sister, will be making an appearance ...