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The instruments behind the hits - unusual sounds that made songs famous

Music has a funny way of surprising us. Sometimes it's not the guitar solo or the vocal runs that stick with you. You know ...
Glide Magazine

Golden Age Thursday Samples: Vanilla Fudge’s “Bang Bang” (1967) Becomes Intertwined With Hip-hop Through The Alchemist (2004) & Cypress Hill (2010)

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 ...
Paste Magazine

The 75 greatest guitarists of the 21st century

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and ...
American Songwriter

Remember When The Beatles Never Released Paul McCartney’s 14-Minute Avant-Garde Song, Later Vetoed by George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Yoko Ono

Wander around all the stuff, bang it, shout, play it, it doesn’t need to make any sense,'” McCartney instructed the Beatles ...

Tributes flow for legendary reggae drummer Sly Dunbar who shaped club and hip hop music

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 ...

Album review: Before I Forget by The Kid Laroi, a vulnerable, emotive return

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 ...
Complex

The 35 Biggest Hip-Hop Feuds of All Time

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 ...
Uproxx

Elliott Wilson’s Best Of Hip-Hop 2025

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1990, an Iconic Hip-Hop Song With a “Stolen” Beat Started a Four-Week Run at No. 1

In terms of artistic advancement, many rap fans would probably not consider Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” a genre-shifting single. However, regarding popular appeal, they probably would, as it was the ...
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drake type beat sights - instrumental hip hop

An instrumental Drake type beat by Dices. Perfect for rappers and singers looking for a vibe similar to Drake. Produced by Dices. Trump canceling GDP report comes under scrutiny Court official ...
OPB

‘The Evergreen’: Beyond the Beats: a short history of Portland hip-hop

Portland may not be known as a hub of hip-hop on par with New York or Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been a hotbed for sonic experimentation and incredible talent for decades. We had all ...
OnMilwaukee

Hip Hop Week MKE returns with beat battles, big names, education and more

This year's celebration of all things hip hop is set to take place from August 17-23 thoughout the city. Fight the FOMO with our guide to the Great Milwaukee Summer. We've got the hottest places to ...