There are many satisfying sensations in day-to-day life, like the feel of fresh, clean sheets, but nothing hits the spot quite like scratching an itch. Whether it's been bugging you for hours or it ...

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.

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 ...

Doug Pray’s “Scratch” does what a fine documentary does best: It extends a warm invitation into an unfamiliar world, then illuminates it fully and allows the larger implications of the journey to sink ...