Industry insiders mull over the history of 'experimental' as a label for hip-hop and whether the term is functional, redundant or useless.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After wrapping the last century on a high note that only Mariah Carey’s vocal cords could challenge, R&B and hip-hop’s ...

Foster Sylvers created a soundtrack producers like Dr. Dre have spent decades digging into, starting with his 1973 hit "Misdemeanor." RIP.

Hip-hop producers live in uncertainty. Flipping samples, breaking rules, and trusting instinct is part of the job. That same skill set carries into betting, investing, and startups, where reading ...

Hip-hop producers have evolved from behind-the-scenes beatmakers to cultural leaders shaping the genre’s sound, image, and direction. From crate-digging origins to modern festival headliners, their ...

UGK's Pimp C and Bun B join Scarface among the best Texas rap artists of all-time on a list that also includes a lot of ...

On Jan. 4, the three time Grammy-winner dropped his latest song titled “Crow Bars,” which he wrote after being the victim of a home robbery. Hit-Boy dropped the record dissing the unknown assailants, ...

A prolific hip-hop producer has decided it’s time to grow up, ditching the moniker he adopted as a teenager. Kenny Beats is no more. In his place is noted serious adult Kenneth Blume. The producer ...

TMZ has reported that hip hop mogul and record producer Irving Lorenzo, better known to the world as Irv Gotti, has reportedly died in New York City after recently suffering a stroke that led to ...

The city of East Point is honoring the legendary hip-hop producer Rico Wade with a permanent monument where he grew up. Wade, who helped launch the careers of artists like Outkast, Ludacris, and CeeLo ...