In the mid-1980s, Ron G. became the master of the blend tape. By putting together R&B and hip-hop instrumentals, he and a DJ named Hot Day (whose "Hot Day Master Mix" married New Edition to Public ...

A great beat is a game changer. Period. Let’s just keep it a buck: Beats and melodies have outweighed lyrics in the eyes of most for a while and with attention spans becoming shorter and shorter, it ...

Creating the perfect beat is a combined matter of timing, creative genius and just the right rapper to complement it. Since hip-hop's inception, producers spanning The Bomb Squad and J Dilla to Just… ...

Hip-hop at it's core is lyrics on a beat, with both being vital for the final product. Throughout the genre's history, there have been some truly incredible beats that turned producers into stars, and ...

The FADER's longstanding series GEN F profiles emerging artists to know now. Within hip-hop’s increasingly complex constellation of celebrity, producers are now almost as beloved as rappers. At home, ...

Loud Sound Studios is home to two of Rwanda's up-and-coming hip-hop acts: Pro-Zed and Kenny K-Shot. Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in ...

Beats by Dr Dre has released a new short film in its Beat x Beat series, starring one of China’s most famous rap groups, Higher Brothers. The Chengdu-based hip-hop crew is made up of four members, ...