They say that most people under the age of 30 these days wouldn’t recognize the sound of a needle scratching across a record. And why would they? I wonder how many of them have even seen a 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.

NEW YORK -- Cecilia Chien stands at her instrument. It's a turntable. It doesn't just play music; it creates music, or so the philosophy of turntablism says. "Feelin' Freaky," by Nick Cannon and B2K, ...