Dee’s historical debut as hip-hop’s first female DJ paved the way for her to move behind the turntables and to the center as ...

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As hip-hop evolves through time while sampling its own past, how do new audience members learn its history? Is there a correct way to learn about hip-hop?

Trap gets thrown around so casually that almost any rap song ends up wearing the label. You hear someone rapping over a beat ...

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Since Drake’s debut, dozens of rapper like Doja Cat, Lil Yachty, and Young Thug have blurred the lines of pop music and rap ...

AJIBOLA (Sheena Richardson) has never waited for permission to follow her passions. By the time she was three, the Siparia-born musician had already chosen the drum. Not a toy tambourine or plastic ...

On Wednesday (July 2), following the announcement of the verdict, as predicted, 50 Cent was one of the first people to chime in. "Diddy beat the [RICO], that boy a bad man![clapping hands emojis]," ...

A new study shows that chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks. Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows. Chimpanzees and humans ...

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.

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards ceremony, hip-hop and house artists were among ...