When you think about a geographic region that has inspired everyone from Carly Simon and Elvis Costello to Will Smith, Raekwon, and Rancid, the Capital Region probably doesn’t come to mind. And yet, ...

So, I am pleased to present Paste‘s ranking of the best rap albums of 2024. There’s also a Spotify playlist linked at the bottom, in case you’d like to listen to a mix of these records.

Starting at a young age, a Gen Z rapper is making inroads into the global rap scene. "Drums of gold resound far and wide, the red lion awakens, breaking new ground. With high spirits, he strides ...

Let’s be real. This wouldn’t be a list of incredible instrumental rock music moments without mentioning the 1976 song “Eruption” by Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen was the OG guitar hero in ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Gunna, Kalan.FrFr, and Mozzy. It’s a nice slow week after the mad scramble of the past few, as artists and their teams ...

The holiday season is finally upon us, and everyone knows that the right tunes can help you get into the spirit. Throughout the years, rappers have brought their unique flair to the holiday season ...

composer and arranger best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip hop, soul, and jazz, as well as incorporating elements of trip hop, breakbeat, downtempo, and ambient music.

Los Angeles is entirely produced by fellow West Coast icon Evidence, as the producer’s hazy instrumentals act as a vibrant canvas for Blu’s face-melting songwriting. These 13 songs do more than salute ...

Its predecessor, To The 5 Boroughs, had been a concerted effort to record a straight-up hip-hop ... The Mix-Up would be the last Beasties’ album of the decade. Winning them a Best Pop ...

Hip-hop might have been birthed in the ‘80s; however it wasn't until the ‘90s when the genre started to take off. It was an era of legends like Nas, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, and more who ...