Hiip-Hop’s origins at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue are the location of a fierce fight in which the NY city claims a mural violates ...

A legal fight is brewing in the Bronx over a graffiti mural honoring the birthplace of hip-hop. City officials say the mural ...

Art versus advertising — it’s the tension at the heart of a legal battle pitting an iconic institution against New York City ...

NYC's DOB fined a building for a mural they claim advertises, sparking a legal battle over art and city rules at hip-hop's ...

The apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx is unremarkable, except for its place in history. It is where, at ...

The first hip-hop tag came in the late 1960s, either in Philadelphia or New York City—there is some squabbling over this milestone—but New York is inarguably where the new art form would take ...

Graffiti art has a long and storied history that stretches back to ancient civilizations, evolving from simple inscriptions ...

AUSTIN, Texas — (CultureMap Austin) Hip hop is about a lot more than beats, and despite the persistence of legend within the genre, it’s under-canonized in official collections. Miami’s ...

Japan boasts the second-largest music market in the world, valued at more than $2 billion. Even in a booming industry crowded ...