Hip Hop Legends Honored in NYC
The New York City Council is honoring several hip hop legends this week with official proclamations for their contributions to NYC history. The honorees include Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, and the recently past Pete “DJ”...
DMC To Appear on Travel Channel’s Toy Hunter
Check out DMC on Travel Channel’s Toy Hunter.
Pete DJ Jones Passes Away
Hip Hop Historian Mark Skillz is reporting that Hip Hop Pioneer Pete DJ Jones has passed away. While not a name that ranks with likes of Grandmaster Flash or Kool Herc, Pete was a very early DJ that introduced many people to art of keeping the beat flowing with two...
OldSchoolHipHop.Com Celebrates 15 Years Online
It was December 1, 1998 when a site called “To the Beat Y’all” first hit the net with a simple idea: preserve the legacy of hip hop pioneers.