On this date in 1996, Washington, D.C.-based DJ Kool dropped his monumental single “Let Me Clear My Throat,” the last single from his debut LP of the same name on the American Recordings/Warner Bros.
MOSLEY: This month marks 50 years of hip-hop. To celebrate, all this week we'll be featuring interviews with some of the most influential rappers and DJs over the last 50 years. We'll start at the ...
Hip hop has something that most music can’t claim — a specific birthdate. Classical? Jazz? Polka? Country or rock or pop? They might point to a century and a continent. But hip hop has a date — Aug.