One of the more intriguing groups around returns to the area when the Philadelphia-based duo of rapper Küf Knotz and singer-harpist Christine Elise brings its compelling mix of hip-hop, soul ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from EST Gee, Nardo Wick, and Will Smith.

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow (XO/Republic) Abel Tesfaye’s possibly-final album as The Weeknd is also his most personal, a whiplash of sex, drugs, and demons set to the most interesting production of ...

As with hip-hop, by the the mid-1980s house music had become a cultural force, spreading from Chicago to Detroit, to New York and, eventually, to the U.K.’s rave scene. Its emphasis on repetition, ...