Hip-Hop has evolved tremendously in its 50 years of existence. Technology is one of the main factors that help the art form move forward.

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

Following the landmark album's 50th birthday, we pop the hood on Kraftwerk's breakout release to inspect its musical mechanics ...

One of the most famous basslines in hip-hop, a genre well-endowed with sub-rattling bottom ... There's plenty of weight, too, with complex drum patterns in the top end, so the bass shouldn't overload ...

A combination of drum samples taken directly from Bobby Byrd and Funkadelic records replaced what had exclusively been programmed drum machine ... within hip-hop by the mid-90s.

Imagine getting a birthday invitation to dress like rappers in 2025. What exactly do you even wear? Skinny jeans? The 50-plus ...

The label would go on to launch the careers of successful R&B and hip-hop groups, including Xscape, Jagged Edge, Lil Jon and Da Brat, and it put Atlanta on the map as a musical force to be ...

Up to 64 patterns can be stored and multiple sequences chained together via the Impact's Song Mode. Impact has a decent array of I/O for a drum machine this affordable: you've got USB, MIDI in/out and ...

Other stomp switches enable you to change patterns and adjust the tempo ... writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it. More about drum machines Arturia's limited-edition ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Busta Rhymes, Central Cee, and Mac Miller. Here we are, folks: The first Best New Hip-Hop column of 2025. Pardon the ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like 4Fargo, Bryant Barnes and THEY. 2025 is only three weeks old and the rap world is in full-swing. Outside of the headlines ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.