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.

Richter City Rebels - It was so much fun we're back at it again, down to the Rogue & Vagabond for a big brass party!The Richter City Rebels have a sound that ...

A new generation of artists has rewritten the definition of rap to make the genre a cultural powerhouse yet again.

Atlanta took over from Houston as the hub of the Dirty South style in the early 1990s, with bass-heavy sounds in part borrowed from Miami, and leaning heavily on funk and soul. Detroit hip-hop was ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist whose smooth fusion planted the seeds of acid jazz and neo soul ... Its warm, comforting vibes turned it into an enduring standard that eclipsed its chart position, ...

Since its humble beginnings in New York in the 70s, hip-hop has evolved, mutated, and spawned many sub-genres spanning drill, trap, rage, experimental, psychedelic, jazz rap, boom bap, backpack ...

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble is a 9-piece heavy, instrumental funk band from San Diego, CA. Their influences are vast and ...

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 ...

A lot can happen in a decade. In the music world alone, we saw significant sonic shifts in genres, artists rise and fall, and ...