Performances will kick off in the birthplace of hip-hop, the Bronx, and continue in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens
Donda West, who died in 2007, would have turned 71 on Sunday
"I mistakably paid respect and condolences to the wrong Beastie Boy member King Ad-Rock when it should have been MCA," rapper says
Rapper donating song proceeds to late MC's family, encourages others to record 16-bar tributes over DJ Static beat
Seattle duo pairs with rap legends for graffiti-inspired track off 'This Unruly Mess I've Made'
Chance the Rapper, YG, KRS-One, DJ Premiere, Idris Elba and more appear on 'The Heist' follow-up
"If you don't know hip-hop, at least a little bit of it, you can't even call yourself an American," rapper says
"His presence sums up what culturally relevant courses are all about," said one teacher. "The educational experience adjusts itself to the needs of the students"
The superintendent, Dr. H.T. Sanchez, says he is working with the state on correcting his district's violations while praising his teachers
The Tucson school district has 60 days to retool Mexican-American and African-American courses teaching Rage Against the Machine lyrics and KRS-One essay
