The Best New Hip-Hop This Week
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from EST Gee, Nardo Wick, and Will Smith.
British GQ29d
The 40 best hip-hop albums for a journey through rap history
In The Alchemist’s hands, even the sunniest soul sample sounds ... the definitive song about raving, “Weak Become Heroes”. A contender for the greatest instrumental hip-hop album of all ...
American Songwriter11d
3 Songs That Sample Martin Luther King Jr.
However, musicians have been reserving space for King for decades. Find three songs that sample King and his speeches, below.
Hip-Hop Wired16d
HBD to the Queen: Rappers Who Sampled Aaliyah
Her debut album, Ashanti (2002), had that same smooth vibe Aaliyah was known for, mixing R&B with hip-hop. Ashanti’s vocals and catchy songs reminded everyone of Aaliyah’s style, and she was ...
From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...
GloRilla Replaces Herself at No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart
Among women, GloRilla’s self-replacement is the first since Tems accomplished it in November 2022. Then, the ...
Glide Magazine18h
LISTEN: Jean~Baptiste’s “Maybe Next Year” Is Moving Hip-hop With An Uplifting Message
Jean~Baptiste is a Haitian American hip-hop artist from Worcester, Massachusetts (Tampa Bay-based), known for his introspective songwriting style. He grew ...