Trap metal grates on the ears like early black metal and distorts traditional hip-hop beats to create uncomfortable levels of over-modulation. It's as anti-social as modern hardcore and delves into ...

Fast forward 50 years ... flipping them into the sampled loops and boom-bap beats that define classic hip-hop. This fusion laid the foundation for a genre that continues to evolve while staying ...

S ince the mid-1980s when hip-hop fully entered the popular culture, filmmakers have been including dope beats and great rhymes in the soundtracks of their movies, creating some o ...

The answer: He was listening to a lot of the Bomb Squad and De La Soul/Prince Paul beats. No matter what else happens in hip-hop, I’ll never ... there are sharp, fast-paced drums and a faded ...

From the late 1980s, tracks like Fast Eddie’s “Yo Yo Get Funky” and the Jungle Brothers’ “I’ll House You” merged house beats with hip-hop’s lyrical flow. Artists like Kaytranada ...

From the raw beats of block parties to sold-out ... industries in ways no one could have predicted. Fast forward to today, and hip-hop is officially the world’s most popular genre.

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

From the late 1980s, tracks like Fast Eddie’s “Yo Yo Get Funky” and the Jungle Brothers’ “I’ll House You” merged house beats with hip-hop’s lyrical flow. Artists like Kaytranada ...