BAMA is launching "the ICE Medal of Honor to prominently recognize and honor" Black American music, co-founder Michael Mauldin tells PEOPLE Adrian Edwards/GC Images; Presley Ann/Getty The Black ...

The Black American Music Association announced on Wednesday that it is launching its inaugural Imperial Crown of Excellence Medal of Honor awards, naming veteran singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, hip-hop ...

GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE: Ladies and gentlemen, it's now the time for the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five MCs. (Rapping) We're coming. We're coming. We're coming. We're coming. We ...

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MOSLEY: While DJ Kool Herc is often credited as the father of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash was one of the first DJs to make successful rap records and become a pioneer in the genre. In the '70s, he ...