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 ...

In rock criticism, there are words that have simply been ruined by overuse; you just can’t get away with referring to a guitar riff as “angular” anymore. And as more and more writers—and bloggers, ...

SoundCloud is a magical place where, at the click of a finger, you can explore any genre you desire, and even some that haven’t been coined yet. During the mid to late ‘10s, increasing in popularity, ...

Ranging anywhere from 80-140bpm, both US and UK urban beats feature unique rhythmic tropes. Let’s look at a few… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody, every chopped-up sample sends me down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to piece together the way a producer contorts and dissects ...

An ideal album to play with the broskis, Smokepurpp and Murda Beatz drop the 20-year-old’s second studio album, Bless Yo Trap. In a combination of interesting lyrics and fire production, Smokepurpp ...

Creating the perfect beat is a combined matter of timing, creative genius and just the right rapper to complement it. Since hip-hop's inception, producers spanning The Bomb Squad and J Dilla to Just… ...

Even for casual fans of Southern rap, there's no mistaking a Zaytoven beat. The producer born Xavier Lamar Dotson is one of the central architects of trap, the hard-nosed strain of hip-hop popularized ...

Beats 1, Apple Music's global radio station, will be launching its first Spanish-language show called 'Trap Kingz.' By Suzette Fernandez Beats 1, Apple Music’s global radio station, will be launching ...