From its Bronx block party origins in the 1970s to today’s global stages, hip-hop has been more than music—it’s a cultural movement rooted in community, creativity, and resilience. Influenced by ...

Born in the Bronx in the 1970s, hip-hop grew from block party beats into a worldwide cultural force. Its sound, shaped by African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Latino influences, has evolved through ...

Afrika Bambaataa passed away in early April, reportedly of prostate cancer, at the age of sixty-eight. His legend is a split one: that of the street griot who molded the genre of the century from the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A beloved local music festival that struggled in recent years is not coming back. Basilica Block Party organizers announced that it's permanently concluded. This comes after a pause last ...

Afrika Bambaataa was a formative figure in hip-hop, as influential at the start as his better-known peers Grandmaster Flash and DJ Kool Herc. At South Bronx street parties in the 1970s, he galvanized ...

Riley Moser is a digital producer who covers breaking news and feature stories for CBS Minnesota. Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 and earned an honorable mention for sports ...

A popular Madison block party is this weekend – and with it, come exuberant crowds and some safety concerns. First held in 1969 as a Vietnam War protest, the Mifflin Street Block Party has shifted ...

After 30 years, the Basilica Block Party is now officially history. “We are deeply grateful for the fans, the artists and the support shown for our beloved Basilica,” reads a note on the event’s ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Mifflin Street Block Party is back in Madison this Saturday, and students showed up in numbers. To celebrate the week before finals, Badgers at UW-Madison brought their party ...

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds will invade downtown Bloomsburg tomorrow for the university’s notorious block party. The party is not sanctioned by the school, but draws massive ...

The royals are on the final leg of a jam-packed visit to the United States Win McNamee/Getty King Charles and Queen Camilla continued their trip to the United States by attending a block party in ...

The Boston City Council should rethink its “nothing to see here” stance on auditing city and school department spending, given recent revelations. After an advertisement from a nonprofit indicated the ...