Hip-hop at it's core is lyrics on a beat, with both being vital for the final product. Throughout the genre's history, there have been some truly incredible beats that turned producers into stars, and ...

Lancey Foux is venturing into bold sonic terrain on his forthcoming LP ‘THE TIME OF OUR LIVES’ — and follow-up ‘BLEACHED’ version of self-produced remixes — crafting music for the club in his most ...

The duo is comprised of Sonnyjim, a Birmingham-based UK rapper who’s been doing steady work since his solo debut in 2006, and The Purist, a producer from Brighton, UK who has previously worked with ...

Marked by no-frills rapping and nightmarish production, Chicago drill music traveled around the globe at the speed of the internet throughout the last decade. Eventually, Brooklyn rappers tried on the ...

Skengdo x AM are now banned from performing any of their music, unless they are willing to go to prison.

Editor's Note: This story was originally published in September 2021 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. From the self-proclaimed "Queen of Drill" Ivorian Doll clapping back against targeted ...

There’s a raw energy in the air—a palpable, jittery anticipation as the old guard of hip-hop production gets tossed aside by the relentless force of technological innovation and cultural upheaval.

And for himself? Skepta suggested a lyrical face-off with his “Praise The Lord (Da Shine)” collaborator A$AP Rocky, calling it a “fire” battle. However, he ...

In 1998, Vibe magazine ran their revolutionary "Rap Reigns Supreme" cover, fronted by female heavyweights Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim, Missy Elliott, and Lauryn Hill. Over 20 years later, Paper magazine ran ...

A TikTok music producer turned "Old MacDonald Had A Farm" into an EDM-tinged rap beat. There's a whole scene of people using intentionally "goofy ahh" sounds in their music. The tune "Old MacDonald" ...

Rap icon Nas is joining a creative team to bring a stage musical adaptation of the 1984 hip-hop film classic Beat Street to Broadway. Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known as Nas, made the ...