In a former IRS office building in the Rampart district of Los Angeles, an eight-month-old record label is germinating what it claims will be the next phenomenon to sweep the nation’s pop culture ...
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. African-Americans created the art form, but Latinos played a historic role in the birth and evolution of hip-hop. Sponsor Message A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: ...
Latin hip-hop found its footing in the bicoastal stomping grounds of the East and West Coasts where Spanglish-speaking communities were influenced and surrounded by urban rap and trap. Today that ...
The late summer months of August and September celebrate both the anniversary of hip-hop as well as Hispanic heritage, a fitting combination since Hispanic culture and sound have had a significant ...
Wisin might not be your favorite reggaetonero. But chances are he’s one of your favorite reggaetonero’s favorite reggaetoneros. For more than two decades, the Puerto Rican rapper has been one of the ...
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A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: Fifty years ago today, DJ Kool Herc hosted a dance party in the Bronx called Back to School Jam. Admission, 25 cents for the ladies, 50 for the fellas. Now, little did they know ...
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