Today marks the birthday of one of hip hop’s pioneering wordsmiths, Kool Moe Dee. Born Mohandas Dewese in New York City, the Harlem native rose to fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a member of ...

Let’s take a break from all the doom and gloom in Hip Hop as of late and take moment to give out the flowers where their due … Grandmaster Caz, Roxanne Shante, and Kool Moe Dee are set to be honored ...

The National Hip-Hop Museum (NHHM) closed out the year by honoring hip-hop legends at their Hip-Hop Holiday Honors held at the historic Bethesda Theater on Dec. 28. The recognition was in conjunction ...

Over the Fourth of July weekend, rap artists Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Mr. Cheeks, Dana Dane, Special Ed, Nice n Smooth, and KRS One performed at the annual hip-hop classic concert at the Mable ...

Grandmaster Caz, Roxanne Shante and Kool Moe Dee are being honored at the 2024 Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards for their cultural contributions and lasting influence on the genre of rap. The 2nd annual Hip ...

Beacon Park’s upcoming free summer concert on Saturday just added more acts to the lineup. Hip-hop artists Kool Moe Dee, Doug E. Fresh, and DJ Mal-Ski will now be performing, along with headliner R&B ...

Beacon Park’s upcoming free summer concert on Saturday just added more acts to the lineup. Hip-hop artists Kool Moe Dee, Doug E. Fresh, and DJ Mal-Ski will now be performing, along with headliner R&B ...

(1989) "The Stop The Violence Movement"....[Info below] Featuring: Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One, D-Nice & Ms. Melodie), Stetsasonic (Delite, Daddy-O, Wise & Frukwan), Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, Doug E ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Kool Moe Dee is with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2009 Forum. Speakers celebrated the 100th anniversary of the NAACP. They spoke about ...