Birmingham hip-hop festival has announced a programme that includes workshops, graffiti classes and street dance battles as it celebrates its 10th year. The B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival will host ...

A vivid mural meant to honor Hip-Hop’s birthplace at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue has sparked a legal clash between city officials and the property’s ownership group, Workforce Housing. The graffiti ...

He and The Birthplace of Hip Hop said that the banner is an extension of graffiti art that lines the community space where hip hop originated. The two sides are now set to meet in federal court on ...

While on island for a concert, American hip-hop artist PnB Rock posted a video clip of himself on Instagram, holding what appears to be a bag of marijuana, and smoking. Around noon Sunday ...

Eight years ago, in his West Coast marijuana ... and graffiti into a cohesive culture. This not only engaged kids in creative expression but also led to increased political awareness. Hip-hop ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An annual celebration of hip-hop and graffiti returned to southeast Fresno. The Bizare Art Festival took over Calwa Park on Saturday. Graffiti artists were out ...

that helped shape what we now recognize as contemporary graffiti art. 5. The influence of Hip Hop culture In the 1970s, graffiti became an integral part of Hip Hop culture, especially in New York ...

Central to hip-hop culture are its four original elements: DJing, MCing (or rapping), graffiti art, and breaking (which is also known as breakdancing, b-boying and b-girling). DJing laid the ...

Interestingly, the movement makes sure to attach itself to the ‘tactical’ ways that American hip-hop graffiti had adopted and relied on. It is from this strategic stance that contemporary street art, ...

Rawls has explained the history and basics of hip hop – DJs, b-boys (break dancers), MCs (rappers) and graffiti artists – more times than he can count. The big bang of the movement occurred in ...

“This career retrospective is a reflection of how graffiti, street art, and hip-hop have unified people and, in turn, created a movement with lasting impact on popular culture.” Unique collaborations ...

you’ll be introduced to all of those other hip hop elements. The exhibit focuses on six themes: Language, Brand, Adornment, Tribute, Pose, and Ascension. There’s art, graffiti, costumed ...