When it comes to hip-hop music, the disc jockey is the heartbeat of the genre. National DJ Day is commemorated on Jan. 20 every year to celebrate the work of amateur and professional disk jockeys. A ...

So far this year, during hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, massive tributes at shows like the MTV Awards and the Grammys highlighted the rappers from the past and present who’ve made hip-hop a ...

ABC News takes a look back at the genre 50 years after its creation. Fifty years ago, during a party at an apartment building in the Bronx, hip-hop was born. That seminal night sparked a globally ...

National DJ Day is commemorated on Jan. 20 every year to celebrate the work of amateur and professional disk jockeys. A 1941 Variety Magazine first published the term disc jockey, which famous radio ...