In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre’s foundation is a significant but frequently ignored episode. More than just record players, they were the masterminds behind a ...

DJ PREMIER HAS done his homework. 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, and the dual DJ/producer has made sure to keep up with the revolutionary music genre’s evolution over time. In doing so, ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. Baile funk’s roots might be in Rio de Janeiro, but these days its most daring new frontiers are more ...

Christian hip-hop remembers the legacy of the late DJ Official. If you heard a Christian rap song over the past 15 years and thought, “That sounds like a hit,” there’s a good chance DJ Official was ...

Jersey club music has been around since the late ‘90s. A derivation of East Coast club music inspired by Baltimore club’s blend of house music and hip-hop, its bouncier cousin from Newark came ...

The “chopped and screwed” sound has become such a staple of hip-hop that most fans probably don’t even wonder where the slowed-down, stop-start sonic approach came from — and thus, the late DJ Screw, ...

The music of Kansas City's most prolific rap artist, Tech-N9ne, has been featured in film, TV and video games like Madden NFL 06. He's helped lead the city's hip-hop culture for more than three ...