From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

Q. Something that struck me was how in that nascent moment for the culture, you see magazines like The Source in their formative phases, when they were really just fan-driven, do-it-yourself ...

This year, the musical, cultural, political and economic phenomenon that is hip-hop officially turned 50, with hip-hop’s origin traced back to a back-to-school party in the Bronx on August 11, 1973.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Full Force is one of those rare musical collectives that managed to balance the art of producing hits for others with the ability to craft their own catalog of memorable tracks.

Wayne Lewis, founding member of the platinum-selling R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68 years old. Lewis died on Thursday, June 5, according to a Facebook post from Atlantic Starr on Friday ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Awich and Tia Ray. Last weekend, F1 went hip-hop with superstars Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Travis Scott descending upon Sin City for the ...

Billboard recently hosted its annual R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players celebration in New York City, bringing together some of the genre’s most impactful artists, executives, and rising stars. The exclusive ...

Wayne Lewis, a founding member, vocalist and keyboardist for R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68. Lewis’ death was announced by the band in a Facebook post on Friday. No cause of death was ...