Editors Picks
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Library Music Is Changing the Sampling Game In Hip-Hop
It’s been decades since sampling was uninhibited. Library music is changing everything.
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The Artist-Fan Relationship: Patience, Trust & Promises
The artist-fan relationship is as wrought as any other relationship in our lives.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine Wanted to Become King for a Night. He Became a Schmuck for All Time
The Bushwick rapper sang the one song a rapper isn’t supposed to sing.
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The Polarity of Being an Asian-American Rap Artist
In Korea, Junoflo is considered a “gyopo.” In America, he’s an Asian. At once, he’s from everywhere and nowhere.
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Jack Harlow Is Shedding His Ego: Interview
“It’ll never be interesting for me to get to a place where I can’t connect with other people.”
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Hip-Hop Is America’s Biggest Genre. What Happens When We Enter 2020?
At its genesis, the worldwide appeal wasn’t foreseeable, but now, almost 50 years later, it’s impossible to imagine a world without hip-hop and rap music.
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The Death of Hip-Hop’s Legendary New York City Recording Studios
Whatever happened to the places that helped shape hip-hop?
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Here’s What Happens If Kanye Never Interrupts Taylor Swift
Brace yourselves for the ultimate butterfly effect.
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The Color’s Gone: How BROCKHAMPTON Grew Up
For BROCKHAMPTON, growing up meant making more reflective, honest music.
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Video Games, Anime, & Lo-Fi Hip-Hop: Welcome to Atlanta’s Monday Night Haven
“There’s a reason why all these people can be in one room.”
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Engineer Andrew Dawson Takes Us Inside the Studio with Kanye West, Childish Gambino & More
After hearing what Andrew Dawson did to each album he mixed, you might develop a newfound appreciation for some of your favorite records.
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J. Cole Gave Groove His First-Ever Beat Placement. But the Producer Made His Dream a Reality
”The timing couldn’t be more perfect.”