On this date in 1956, one of Hip Hop’s original gatekeepers, Fred Crute aka Kool DJ Red Alert, was born on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Red Alert, a Hampton University alumnus, has become one of ...

On Aug. 6, Sexyy Red took the stage in what appears to have been an impromptu performance at Key Glock's birthday pool party in Houston. In a clip of the performance that is now making its rounds ...

'Thank you for believing in me and embracing me for what I've been doing' Legendary hip-hop DJ Kool DJ Red Alert, who is commemorating 40 years in radio, was honored with a statute in Harlem, New York ...

NEW YORK - On Friday, hip-hop legend Kool DJ Red Alert was honored with his own statue in his home neighborhood as part of the ongoing Harlem Sculpture Gardens exhibit. Kool DJ Red Alert himself was ...

“As a native raised in Harlem, it is a blessing to be honored by my own and in my hometown,” DJ Red Alert said of the honor.

*The Geto Boys are mourning the loss of an original family member. DJ Ready Red, an early DJ and producer for the Houston-based rap trio, has died after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 53.

In October of 1983, Kool DJ Red Alert broadcast his first rap radio show on Kiss-FM. It would soon bloom into an essential listening session for hip-hop junkies, a jump-off point for upcoming artists, ...

Hip-Hop legend Kool DJ Red Alert will be bestowed with a special honor at the kickoff of the Harlem Festival of Culture. The announcement was made on Thursday by the organizers of the festival. He ...