Wane One, Fab Five Freddy and Lee Quiñones recall evolution of graffiti In 1980s New York, hip-hop was the soundtrack of the city, blaring through the neighborhoods on boom boxes and blasting ...

In fact, "knowledge" is one of the so-called five pillars of hip-hop. The others are MCing, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti. Eyewitness News reporter Kemberly Richardson takes a look at the ...

It’s been over 40 years since my introduction to hip-hop. We were born on opposite ends of the country, but the instant connection I had to this art form is a testament to the genre’s ...

For Adams, the thread that connected hip-hop and graffiti art was precisely its youth culture: teens and young adults inventing a new art form. “I think wanting to paint subway trains was about ...

And hip-hop — whose four essential elements include MCing, DJing, graffiti art and breakdancing — got its close-up when Ahearn wrote, directed and produced “Wild Style.” In addition to ...

Baseline, hip-hop is a cultural movement that incorporates some basic elements including rapping, DJ-ing, dancing — breakdancing in particular — graffiti and more: it's visual art, sonic art ...

bold energy that continues to distinguish hip-hop graffiti today. Known as Afghanistan’s first female graffiti artist, Hassani, born in 1988, often makes her art on bombed or abandoned buildings.

When Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Soulati Shepherd founded the performance collective Alphabet Rockers, the longtime friends wanted to inspire children to make social change. Hip hop seemed the perfect ...

alongside Hip Hop album covers designed by Cey Adams, Eric Haze, Slick, Kaws, and more. Visitors can also expect to see works by other graffiti legends like Ces, Doze Green, Kaves, Fab 5 Freddy ...