Hip-Hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc was hospitalized today suffering from an unknown health condition. According to Gangstarr’s DJ Premier, Kool Herc’s health is deteriorating and he is in need of financial assistance, because he reportedly doesn’t have health insurance. “Kool Herc is very sick,” DJ Premier revealed on his XM Satellite radio show Live From […]

Jay-Z took a moment during last night’s Home & Home tour finale at Yankee Stadium to acknowledge Kool Herc, the father of hip-hop.

A building that is recognized as a Hip-Hop landmark in the South Bronx has been rescued by a federal loan that will halt the building’s sale, allowing the rents to stay affordable to its hundreds of tenants.