Doug Wimbish can look back on an esteemed career that began when he was recruited by Sugar Hill Records for the rap label’s house band in the early '80s. Along with guitarist Skip McDonald and drummer ...

How to encompass half a century of hip-hop? You start by acknowledging you can’t. Too many stars, too many songs, too many places, too many scandals: Hip-hop is an entire universe — a musical genre, ...

That was 50 years ago today. Though hip-hop’s oft-repeated origin story historically prioritizes the gift of poetics, we forget that rap’s storm of funk got the people going. From DJ Kool Herc’s ...