When SETI X—the San Francisco-based emcee and recipient of the Pharrell Williams-backed J Dilla Music Tech Grant—told me about a small brick-and-mortar he co-owned with Delrokz, a turntablist and ...

When Bruce Springsteen unlocks his vault this summer with seven albums of unreleased material, the collection will include a project from his experimental turn for the recording of the Oscar-winning ...

Hip Hop record labels have played a pivotal role in shaping the culture and sound of the genre by driving innovation and propelling multiple artists from its roster to superstardom. As the genre ...

Eminem, JAY-Z, and Twista have all earned Guinness World Records for lyrical speed, album sales, and endurance. Cardi B and Jeezy used technology and orchestration to create record-setting moments in ...

Drake’s house is starting to look less like a mansion and more like a hip-hop Smithsonian. Over the years, he’s been collecting pieces once owned by legends like Tupac, Pharrell, and Michael Jackson.

Mia X is the latest Southern rap pioneer added to Rice University's Hip-Hop Archival Collection. Rice University’s Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) just added the First ...

This year, NPR, along with member stations, has been marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. One of those stations, KEXP in Seattle, has been celebrating with a weekly podcast, 50 Years Of Hip-Hop.

The SSL 4000 G+ mixing console used by the legendary super producer/rapper Dr. Dre to craft hits for the likes of Kendrick Lamar, JAY-Z, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, and himself ...

Hip hop and jazz have a long shared history. In the 1990's artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Digable Planets were introducing younger listeners to jazz musicians like Grant Green and Bobbi ...