Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, theGrio examines how Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit,” utilizing the turntablism of ...

After more than two decades of selling guitars, amps and drums to a fiercely loyal group of customers, Rockit Music in Brea will soon close for good. Though he declined to name a specific date, owner ...

He had dreams of pursuing studies in business at the university level, but all that changed when beatmaker and producer Rockit decided to pursue his musical aspirations. But his journey in music ...

Rockit was a big hit, winning a Grammy Award in 1983 as well as five MTV Video Music awards. The haunting melody from the intro was made using the Roland System 700, with the sound having a thin, ...