On this day in 1994, the legendary Staten Island collective, Wu-Tang Clan, released one of their most memorable tracks: “C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)” from their groundbreaking debut ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...