As the legendary DJ Premiere once said, “Hip-hop is about style and finesse and being creative and different. And to do that you have to be ballsy enough to not do what everybody else does.” Rap music ...

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 ...

A Des Moines Public Schools alum, Mike Hurst, has produced rap songs for hip hop up-and-comers. But Hurst Hitz' latest track, "Iconic," landed on Atlanta rap legend Rick Ross and Meek Mill's new joint ...

Meet the Jersey Shore's new hundred grand man. He's Awesome Nobody, a rising hip-hop performer form Neptune who's single, “Live Young Die Free,” has garnered more than 120,000 plays on Spotify. Nobody ...