As for the music itself, well, country's sounding a lot like hip-hop too. You've got trap beats. 808 kick drums. Rap-like rhythms. Even beatboxing. So, why is Nashville borrowing so heavily from ...

Every drum placement, every melody ... The answer: He was listening to a lot of the Bomb Squad and De La Soul/Prince Paul beats. No matter what else happens in hip-hop, I’ll never get tired of doing ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

A first-generation American born to Cameroonian parents, Xang grew up on Michael Jackson and 50 Cent. But he didn’t start ...

Hip-hop and house both have their origins ... This dance vibe – in which a base drum provides a steady four-four beat – became the heartbeat of house music, creating an enduring structure ...