The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums ... subjects is never going to NOT be worth a listen. A laid-back beat is all the Harlem native needs to make a masterpiece.

She traces a line from American DJs like Afrika Bambaataa and DJ Kool Herc, credited as among the founders of hip-hop, to beatmakers today. Those DJs made beats in the 1970s and '80s using ...

Now, let’s blend the beat of hip-hop with the rhythm of student life, especially around the lively college campus. 1. Rap for Remembering Imagine turning those tricky math formulas into catchy ...

East Coast-based hip-hop drew heavily on jazz samples and was generally characterized by rougher-edged, jazz-sample-based beats. On the West Coast, “gangsta” rap was the order of the day ...

In Richmond, RVA Boombox is the city’s top spot to get a taste of hip-hop. The concept began years ago as a hangout spot inside of a shipping container that sat in White’s backyard. White and his ...

With tickets set to go on sale soon ... As the lights dim and the beats drop, fans will be transported into the world these ...

Kenny Beats, and a few others) is a musical melting pot with everything from ’60s psychedelic pop pastiche to RZA-style hip hop beats to Daft Punk-worthy stadium electronics to plenty of shit ...

The Texas rapper has also been added to Billboard's Hip-Hop Live concert lineup ... Tickets are still on sale and can be purchased here for $32. BigXthaPlug made his Billboard Hot 100 debut ...

The emergence of a new music genre, hip hop ... new beat. This technique effectively evolved turntablism from reworking existing tracks to composing music. With the rise of hip hop the DJ had ...

which will also be available for sale on CD, Motor plans to perform "Good Kid" in its entirety. Photos:Queenz United concert showcases the women of Athens hip hop "I want to get stamped from my ...

matching their voices to beats composed by fellow artists. A few are behind the wall of a professional recording studio, complete with a recording booth. This is The Hip Hop Transformation, a ...