The “Take the Money and Run” singer’s 1977 No. 2 hit “Fly Like an Eagle” has turned up in “It’s Time,” a new track by hip-hop ...

Classical instruments and orchestrations aren’t unknown in hip-hop music, but nobody mingles those sounds like the Illharmonic Orchestra. On Nov. 22, the New York-based ensemble is playing the Shubert ...

When the creators of “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” melded hip hop dancing with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet score, there was a feeling they had something special on their hands. “It’s so crazy ...

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This story corrects the day of the performances of "Hip Hop Nutcracker." It was June of 1980 when Kurtis Blow released “The Breaks,” the first rap song to be certified gold and one of the first hits ...

Jeffrey McNeill, otherwise known as Thee Phantom (right), performs with his partner Andrea Coln McNeill at Carnegie Hall in New York. The duo behind the Illharmonic Orchestra is set to perform in ...

One thing is constant in the world of music: evolution. It’s a constantly evolving landscape where genres intersect, blend, and inspire one another. The influence of classic rock songs on hip-hop is a ...

Even though it began 50 years ago in the 1970s, hip-hop music experienced a golden age in the 1980s and 1990s. And if the many classic albums, performances, and artists weren’t enough, there are also ...