A new generation of artists has rewritten the definition of rap to make the genre a cultural powerhouse yet again.
Beloved hip-hop artist and the term-coiner of "ghetto house", DJ Funk has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 54 years old.
The acclaimed music pioneer, whose works are among the most-sampled in hip hop, claims a former business partner, Armen ...
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Album Turns 10 Years Old! Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' 10 Years ...
Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur talks about Angie Stone's profound impact on music talking to legends of Hip-Hop Culture.
As a musical hub for funk music, Dayton, Ohio was very much apart of the movement responsible for its prominence and lasting influence.
Roy Ayers was a beloved sample source who made it a point to collaborate with rappers as the genre rose to prominence ...
On March 1, 2025, the music world mourned the loss of Angie Stone, a celebrated singer and songwriter who left an indelible ...
A lot can happen in a decade. In the music world alone, we saw significant sonic shifts in genres, artists rise and fall, and ...
Heather Augustyn will never tell you that Hip Hop isn’t an American-born movement, but if you can’t pick up the Jamaican and ...
A multi-genre music legend known as the Godfather of Neo Soul is dead at age 84. Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist best known ...
Hip-hop production stalwarts such as J. Dilla, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Madlib, and others have sampled from his six-decade-spanning catalog of jazz and funk-laced compositions.