10 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 1991
1991’s best hip-hop tracks lean more towards beats production than the era’s popular gangsta genre because hip-hop’s militancy reinvents itself every few years.
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The Best Artists of the Newport Folk Festival 2024
The esteemed Newport Folk Festival has consistently challenged the notion of folk music. The 2024 edition continued to defy traditions.
Cymande Are Possibly the Most Sampled British Musical Artists of All Time
Cymande were foundational in the creation of hip-hop, disco, house, drum and bass, and rare groove, passed through generations like so much underground music.
Privilege vs Detriment: ‘Copyright Criminals’ Has a Good Defense
Why would the generation that covered Bob Dylan over and over get so bent out of shape of having seconds of audio copied and pasted in a new way in a rap song?
Nostalgia and Hip-Hop Entice Audiences to Meadows Music Festival
Gorillaz, M.I.A., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Future, LL Cool J and De La Soul were amongst the many acts that drew a crowd to Citi Field.
De La Soul – “Pain” feat. Snoop Dogg (Singles Going Steady)
In an era where trap music, concert shootings, and lame rap beefs define hip-hop, De La Soul rekindle the musical flame that made rap such a popular genre to begin with.
Governors Ball 2016: A Deluge of Photos from the Rainy Festival
Awesome photos of Miguel, Robyn, De La Soul, Purity Ring and more that couldn't fit into general festival coverage.
Made in America Festival 2015
Even though it is on Labor Day and it is called “Made in America", this fest has nothing to do with manufacturing jobs. Instead, this is Jay Z’s vision of a new – or renewed – sense of patriotism.
Bring Back the Beat! What’s Up with Hip-Hop Reissues?
The record industry makes huge efforts to reissue rock CDs, but nowhere near as much effort for hip-hop CDs.
De La Soul: Smell the Da.I.S.Y.
It’s a blast to hear Posdnous whispering the chorus to “The Magic Number” – but what this ad hoc remix approach really does is get you to focus on Dilla’s beats. And they’re tremendous.