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 ...
From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...
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." ...
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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 ...
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Why today's country music looks and sounds like hip-hop
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 ...