The Best New Hip-Hop This Week
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from EST Gee, Nardo Wick, and Will Smith.
13 Memphis rappers who made the city a Hip Hop powerhouse
When it comes to raw, unapologetic Hip Hop, Memphis holds a unique place in the genre’s history. Known for its dark beats and ...
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These Are the Best Hip-Hop Artists in Denver
Even if Denver is not widely known as a hip-hop destination, these artists are keeping the genre alive at a Mile High.
Kendrick Lamar Told Mustard “Hey Now” Beat Unleashed Inner Warrior
Mustard revealed that Kendrick Lamar described feeling like Goku when he first heard the electrifying beat for "Hey Now." ...
From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...
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A half-century of hip-hop: Genre has evolved, branched out over the decades
East Coast-based hip-hop drew heavily on jazz samples and was generally characterized by rougher-edged, jazz-sample-based beats. On the West Coast, “gangsta” rap was the order of the day ...