The best albums of 2025 spanned seismic rage rap, intricate guitar music, protest folk, spacey dream pop, and laptop twee. A virtuoso of experimental electronic music re-emerged, a Brooklyn band ...

The group NCT DREAM (NCT Dream, affiliated with SME) delivers a powerful blow that breaks limits with their new song "Beat It Up." NCT DREAM's sixth mini album "Beat It Up," to be released on the 17th ...

RICHARDSON, Texas — It’s karaoke night at the String Bean in Richardson. When Cristy Medearis, known professionally as DJ C-Rae, started deejaying at the restaurant just a few weeks ago, she never ...

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 ...

The Grammy Museum’s Hip-Hop Block Party returns this year with more attractions and a larger collaboration between musicians, artists and brands. “It’s a celebration of 50 years of hip-hop that ...

You might say it was Drake, DJ Premier, or Ice Cube. But the real idea of a beat flip starts with the DJ. In the early days of hip-hop—when DJing was the center of the action and park jams at rec ...

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.

Hip-hop beat-makers are usually unseen. Not all sample-based producers are as reclusive as the torch-bearing loop artist Madlib, but even the most prominent among them are part of the backdrop. After ...

A man of many talents, genres, and words, Harry Shotta needs no introduction to anyone with their eyes on the drum and bass circuit. His tongue-twisting lyricism and infectious energy have helped ...

These rappers overcame legal challenges and proved their innocence in the court of law. The hip-hop community is celebrating A$AP Rocky’s acquittal for multiple ...

Ari Melber's path to the anchor desk of MSNBC's The Beat is as unique as the show itself. His journey –– weaving together legal expertise, a deep-seated passion for hip-hop, and a keen understanding ...