Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, KQED’s year-long exploration of Bay Area hip-hop history, with new content dropping all throughout 2023. Dave “Davey D” Cook is a cornerstone of ...
Nas revealed plans for a Broadway adaptation of the 1984 Hip-Hop classic “Beat Street” at the Tribeca Film Festival’s 40th-anniversary screening. AllHipHop Staff • Jun 16, 2024 @ 9:05 PM Rapper NAS ...
Baker was a co-producer, composer and music producer on the original 1984 film that featured cameos from Doug E. Fresh, DJ Kool Herc and others. By Gil Kaufman Nas is working on adapting the beloved ...
Hip-hop’s origin story — DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 Bronx dance party — channels a naturally visual mythos. In 1973, the world was still enthralled with disco, while Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, the Rolling ...
Rapper Nas (Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones) has joined the creative team behind the Broadway musical adaptation of the 1984 hip-hop film, ‘Beat Street.’ Nas announced his involvement with the musical on ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of house ...
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house ...