This post focuses on Grand Wizard Theodore, highlighting his role in revolutionizing hip-hop music through the invention of scratching. Grand Wizard Theodore is known throughout the world as the man ...

Dusty Henry of KEXP's 50 Years of Hip Hop podcast explores a groundbreaking innovation by 12-year-old Theodore Livingston, aka Grand Wizzard Theodore. This year, NPR, along with member stations, has ...

Discusses the evolution of the DJ, tracing the art of the turntable from its 1970s beginnings to the present. "Today hip-hop is a global phenomenon, and the sight and sound of DJs mixing and ...

In its essence, a turntable simply refers to the part of the record player that sounds the record while it plays. What are now known as “turntablists” evolved the simple process of leading one record ...

This year, NPR, along with member stations, has been marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. One of those stations, KEXP in Seattle, has been celebrating with a weekly podcast, 50 Years Of Hip-Hop.