Formed in Dallas, Texas, eight years ago by teenage guitarists Timothy Henson and Scott LePage, Polyphia have become one of the most exciting names in the world of progressive instrumental music.

The FADER's longstanding series GEN F profiles emerging artists to know now. Within hip-hop’s increasingly complex constellation of celebrity, producers are now almost as beloved as rappers. At home, ...

On March 1, 1997, "Hypnotize," the first single from the Notorious B.I.G.'s Life After Death album, was released. This firestorm of a track would go on to peak at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in ...

Tyler The Creator has been blessing fans with new music. Last week, he shared The Estate Sale, a collection of outtakes from his sixth studio album, Call Me If You Get Lost. Today (April 7), to honor ...

Pharrell Williams’ influence as a rapper is often overshadowed by his success as a producer and pop innovator, but that doesn’t mean his pen has been quiet. From his early days as one-half of The ...

You can’t have a conversation about the best rap producers of the last few years without mentioning Pi’erre Bourne. Following in the footsteps of hitmakers like Lex Luger, Mike WiLL Made-It, and Metro ...

It's easy to pick a great Dr. Dre beat. Picking 50 of them isn't too difficult either. Where the task gets hard is in sorting them out. There are still some people in the XXL offices who are ...