You might say it was Drake, DJ Premier, or Ice Cube. But the real idea of a beat flip starts with the DJ. In the early days of hip-hop—when DJing was the center of the action and park jams at rec ...

"I make beats and everything, that's my passion," Ager told Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson in an interview in 2024. "Jay-Z comes ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...

From his booth at the corner of the court, Miami Heat disc jockey M Dot has a front-row look at the harmonious fusion of basketball and music. M Dot — real name Michael Hankerson — has watched LeBron ...

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.

Despite how they’ve at times been ideologically pitted against one another, country music and hip-hop are often compared as the two forms of pop music that speak most directly to the everyday problems ...

Hip hop/rap is a culture that changed the world, a culture created and perfected by Black and brown Americans.

After nearly 30 years and much debate, Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Pt. II" has officially been named the greatest hip-hop beat of all time. After nearly 30 years and much debate, Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones ...

On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular ...

Since the inception of hip-hop, rap duos have played a pivotal role in shaping the genre. These dynamic partnerships often stem from a blend of vocalists and producers, lifelong friends or even ...

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 ...

De La Soul are coming to Palace Foreshore later this month, supported by Oddisee & Good Compny and Miss Kaninna.