Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat ...
Jazz-funk pioneer and vibraphonist Roy Ayers dies at 84, leaving behind a timeless sound that continues to shape Hip Hop, R&B and more decades after his rise.
A new generation of artists has rewritten the definition of rap to make the genre a cultural powerhouse yet again.
As Hip-Hop embraced Jazz—and vice versa—it introduced a new generation to a timeless tradition, giving rise to a subgenre that continues to thrive today. One of its leading figures in the ...
Jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers died Tuesday in New ... Fela Kuti and funk icon Rick James as well as contemporary hip-hop and R&B acts like Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, The Roots and Tyler, The Creator.
Influential funk musician Roy Ayers has died at 84 after a long battle with a serious illness. Best known as a vibraphone player and record producer, Ayers's work heavily impacted genres like disco, ...
The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble is a 9-piece heavy, instrumental funk band from San Diego, CA. Their influences are vast and ...
A lot can happen in a decade. In the music world alone, we saw significant sonic shifts in genres, artists rise and fall, and ...
(AP Photo/Ron Harris, File) FILE - Jazz musician Roy Ayers ... which peaked at No. 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained the hit “Running Away,” which peaked ...