What a blessed evening to be a J Dilla fan. Fresh out the press, a new compilation tape of the gawd's presumably more electrified sonic constructions is on the way in the form of the 40-track ...

Instrumental albums — also known as beat tapes — give hip-hop producers a direct connection with fans, without any of those annoying lyrics on top of them. These can often be a nice change of pace.

Ten years after his run helped define a generation’s summer, Fetty Wap returns with Zavier, a more reflective, evolved sound and a chance to tap back into something people have been wanting to feel ...

There are a few beats for Mac Miller, two of which appeared on last year's Watching Movies With the Sound Off, and a beat ripped from a collaboration with DOOM; save for the twinkling, uh, euphoria of ...

A year after his out-of-nowhere Instrumental Mixtape, we're familiar with Clams Casino's hip-hop production style, and the songs he's making beats for have more memorable hooks and verses. Do his ...