On this day in Hip Hop history, legendary producer and sound architect DJ Premier was born in 1966. Over the decades, Premier has cemented himself as one of the most influential producers in the genre ...

Trap metal grates on the ears like early black metal and distorts traditional hip-hop beats to create uncomfortable levels of over-modulation. It's as anti-social as modern hardcore and delves into ...

Some songs are more than just hits—they become the foundation of future music. Over the decades, certain tracks have been ...

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 ...

AMBUSH,” Elijah Divine's most recent album, is eight tracks full of wordplay, straight-ahead delivery and pensive beats.

With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84, the hip-hop world is honoring one of its greatest ... along with the hard rap beat, go hand-in-glove ...

With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84, the hip-hop world is honoring one of its greatest inspirations and sample sources. Hip-hop ...

Every drum placement ... 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 these obsessive mini-investigations.

Reposted from Elkan’s Instagram, Drake shared a video on his plottttwistttttt IG account of the producer crafting the beat to “Nokia” in a studio in Freetown, Sierra Leone, timestamped on ...

If the song is fire enough to beat the competition, it'll take one of the weekly spots. You can trust us on this one; follow our lead and you'll never get laughed off the aux cord again.