Roy Ayers, the towering jazz figure, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, at 84. Hip-Hop Wired has put together ## essential ...

Roy Ayers was a beloved sample source who made it a point to collaborate with rappers as the genre rose to prominence ...

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Angie Stone, most known for her contributions in music as a singer and songwriter, has strong Hip-Hop roots that began in the ...

The success of Lose Yourself and Hard Out Here for a Pimp at the Oscars highlighted the music’s most successful genre’s ...

Influential funk musician Roy Ayers has died at 84 after a long battle with a serious illness. Best known as a vibraphone player and record producer, Ayers' work heavily impacted genres like disco, ...