From funky drummer to groundbreaking turntablist, DXT took the art of the scratch all the way to the Grammys

Richard Burgess has been at the vanguard of electronic music from the days of house-sized synths

For the inspired innovation of playing a montage of breaks instead of whole records, Kool Herc is the founding father of hip hop. In this brilliant 1998 interview he takes us on a guided tour of the sacred sites of early hip hop.

An access-all-areas pass to the early years of hip hop. Wonderful unguarded photos from when it was all still a party.

The great ambassador of hip hop waxes lyrical about the early scene with a sense of detail that puts you right in the heart of the action.