NEW YORK (WABC) -- It was 1979 and the radio took Hip Hop to new heights with "Rappers Delight." "I just was blown away, went down to the local record store got the 12-inch and brought it home and ...

Created with good intention, Detroit, MI-based Sports Rap Radio has been shut down. “[This is] history-making,” Parker told CBS News at the time. “[It’s] groundbreaking, [and] we just believe that the ...

Less than 90 days after its launch, Detroit-based Sports Rap Radio, touted as the nation’s first sports-talk radio station completely owned by and featuring African American talent, has come to an end ...

“Just four years ago, there were no Black full-time sports hosts on the radio in Detroit,” Parker said. “In a city that’s nearly 80% Black, I looked at that as a problem.” Joining Parker in ownership ...

Veteran Detroit sports journalist Rob Parker has announced the lineup for Sports Rap Radio (WXYT-AM). The station showcases an all-Black lineup as Parker envisions a platform that mirrors the ...

Less than 90 days after launching the country’s first all-Black sports radio station, Rob Parker’s Sports Rap Radio is no longer on the air. Sports Rap Radio debuted June 4 on AM 1270 in Detroit, ...

1) Infinity Broadcasting (which owns KMOX, KEZK and Y-98) isn’t going to do it because they already have strong radio stations. 2) Radio One DEFINITELY isn’t going to do it because they just flipped ...

Detroit, MI, has done it again, and it’s only right that one of the Blackest cities in America becomes the home to the first all-Black-led sports radio station in the nation! Sports Rap Radio on AM ...

"Sports Rap Radio," a new format on WXYT 1270-AM featuring a lineup of all-Black hosts, is almost ready to roll. Rob Parker, a former Detroit News columnist who is one of three co-owners of Metro ...

The podcast star from the Bronx is taking over the marquee a.m. slot on New York’s storied hip-hop station Hot 97. We rode along on his first day. The Kid Mero at work on his first day as Hot 97’s new ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...