In the mid-1980s, Ron G. became the master of the blend tape. By putting together R&B and hip-hop instrumentals, he and a DJ named Hot Day (whose "Hot Day Master Mix" married New Edition to Public ...

Last night at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards, Eminem was the star of the show, taking home the Artist Of The Year award. That wasn't all for Slim Shady as he also closed the night by shooting a ...

Salih Williams — producer of Mike Jones, Slim Thug, and Paul Wall's "Still Tippin'," — is a criminally underrated musician. For the latest Behind the Beat, Thomas Hobbs tempted Williams away from ...

Just like rock ’n’ roll used to do. And just like what happened with rock ’n’ roll, hip-hop spread worldwide and wound up largely commodified for the masses such that it has in multiple ways lost that ...