Some samples breathe new life into forgotten classics, while others recontextualize a song's place in contemporary music more ...

Pioneering Jamaican drummer and producer Sly Dunbar, one of the sonic architects of modern reggae, died suddenly at 73, with Keith Richards leading an outpouring of tributes to the influential ...

DJ Mike T, a founding member and producer of the pioneering West Coast Hip-Hop group Compton’s Most Wanted, died, according to close friend MC Eiht. Mike T was instrumental in shaping the sound that ...

The biggest night of the year is almost here. On Saturday, the greatest musical stars of the year will gather for the Annual Grammy Awards.

HIP-HOP/POP Before I Forget By The Kid Laroi; Columbia Records/Sony Music. A decade into his musical journey, The Kid Laroi remains one of Australia’s most popular global export ...

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California, in 1987, and was still a baby when his hometown became synonymous with gangsta rap with the 1989 release of N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton. So ...

In late 1996 and early 1997, the most impactful hip-hop feud of all-time ended in a double dose of tragedy: Tupac Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas, and The Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down in Los ...

Award shows are bound to get stuff wrong, but a shocking number of masterpieces were ignored by the Grammys in the album of the year category.

This week, I’ve got another four albums for your listening ears. There will be three new albums from the past week (on a ...

Paramount Pictures Released 'Juice' In Theaters 34 Years Ago Paramount Pictures 'Juice' In Theaters 34 Years Ago ...

When most people think of samples in Hip-hop, they think of classic soul and funk records. A beautifully haunting vocal sample from a singer lost in the ...

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