Mr. Charnas is the author of “Dilla Time” and a professor at New York University. Of all the clichés about hip-hop we’ve endured over 50 years, the idea that hip-hop is the product of the streets — ...
It's impossible to imagine the birth of Hip Hop without the sonic reality of vinyl records. It's impossible to imagine the birth of Hip Hop without the sonic reality of vinyl records. What started out ...