Before TikTok dances, online classes and Youtube tutorials, there was Kelly Peters. Moving from basements to his own studio, he built his identity as hip-hop transitioned from an underground ...

A high-pitched and emotive violin string invokes the horror of the sale of enslaved people, a spoken-word poem delivered by a deep voice conveys the details of a long journey south. Such is the work ...

Largely left out of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, breaking will get its stage at the Paris Olympics. Its pioneers wonder if their art will translate into sport. Credit...Michelle Farsi for The New York ...

Celebrating a monumental 27 years, the annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest brings hip-hop dancers and choreographers from around the world to showcase their work on a theater stage.

PARIS — Since November, the French hip-hop world has been in turmoil. A true French art form is currently under siege, and defending the future of the genre means remembering its past — and its roots ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. On Saturday, Feb. 8, Hip Hop Canvas: Beats, Art & Fashion blended dance, singing, ...

Noah Pacht shares his story from competitive hip-hop dancing to understudying and now becoming the lead performer in “The Outsiders” ...

Kofi Osei Williams, Executive Director of Brooklyn-based Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization which has been offering youth ages 3-18 an opportunity to learn, study and ...

The World Hip-Hop Dance Championship concluded on Saturday, and six crews walked away with the gold and the cheers of the over 5,000 attendees at the sold-out Mullett Arena in Tempe. For a week, the ...

The 50th anniversary of hip-hop was officially marked on August 11 of this year, but celebrations of this milestone have been taking place all year. Among the countless events taking place in the city ...