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

At this year’s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house ... in which a base drum provides a steady four-four beat — became the heartbeat of house music, creating an enduring structure ...

"This is very unconventional and strange -- in a good way,'" the hitmaker recalls thinking of the drinking game-turned ...

hip-hop, and drum & bass. The song was a hit, earning the group a Grammy, and eventually propelled their album, Things Fall Apart, to platinum status. Over a bouncy, guitar-inflected beat ...

Apple’s first earbuds with heart-rate tracking aren’t AirPods, but they offer a lot of the same features via a major design ...

Their self-titled debut was simplistically beautiful, featuring gritty beats colliding with Joseph “Run” Simmons ... How the soaring guitar melodies interact with the then-modern Hip-hop drums ...

J Dilla is responsible for some of the best beats to ever come out of hip-hop. His death ... In lesser hands, the ping-ponging drum track and space-age synths of “Let’s” could have spiraled ...

"Flight Lessons is a full, rich story—the heroine’s journey—that takes us into the world of urban birds," writes Gene Kahane.

The free beat making program for beginners consists of many sample instruments and it can compose melodies. Dedicated to beginners, the beat making software has a very supportive community. The ...

since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of Black lives. So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted.

R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay The week’s most popular songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like 4Fargo, Bryant Barnes and THEY. 2025 is only three weeks old and the rap world is in full-swing. Outside of the headlines ...