“The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes,” rapped Nas on his 1994 classic “N.Y. State of Mind.” Like other underground genres that hit their stride in the ...

The post 15 Best Hip-Hop Mixtapes of All Time appeared first on Consequence. So much of hip-hop history was recorded on humble mixtapes, from early concerts captured on cassettes to the digital ...

The past two decades of hip-hop music have been well-documented, thanks to social media and streaming platforms. Today, anyone with internet access can essentially tap into a database of their ...

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Sir Mix-a-Lot released his third LP, Mack Daddy. This was the Seattle-born rapper’s most successful project, housing his timeless hit single, “Baby Got Back.” Although ...

Thanks to great new singles from Beyoncé and Drake, it’s become the summer of hip hop with house beats. Larger-than-life figures like those two have the power to dominate the conversation and steer ...

Rap music often revolves around the artist, who gets the accolades, adoration and top billing. But at one time, there was a clear understanding in hip-hop that the DJ was at the top of the food chain.

Websites offering up free — and not always legal — music flourished in the gap between the fall of the CD era and the rise of streaming. Keeping those archives intact is proving difficult. By Brian ...

Friday nights at the bSide are marked by DJs Why B and Kid Cut Up's innovative mixes. "I have no problem playing commercial music," says Cut Up, but both adhere to the idea that hip-hop is "more about ...

The DJ and MC are certainly the dynamic duo of hip-hop music. One provides music, the other provides lyrics, and together they can rock a party and deliver a show that is the epitome of exhilaration.

Plus, Look Park from former Fountains of Wayne, The Amazing and Breanna Barbara. Stephen Marley performs on stage during the Blaze 'N' Glory Festival at San Manuel Amphitheater on June 4, 2016 in San ...

After a harrowing 2007 — a year that started with the arrest of leading mix-tape maker DJ Drama — hip-hop mix tapes played it cool in 2008. Collections co-signed by top-level talent were scarce, ...

RED LAKE, Minn. -- Hip-hop legend Chuck D once said "rap is CNN for black people," and local hip-hop artist Thomas X says he wants to be the "CNN for Native people" with his music. His given name is ...