From lo-fi warmth to hard-hitting trap, layering is the secret sauce behind memorable hip hop beats. By combining samples, textures, and smart effects, producers can create depth, emotion, and ...

This week’s hip-hop releases feature a dense mix of major-label albums, underground projects, and high-profile singles, underscoring the genre’s ongoing embrace of collaboration and cross-genre ...

Derby season in Louisville is turning up the volume with major artists, new parties and events that give back to the ...

To celebrate ten years since Drake released Views this week Kenny Allstar goes in the mix with classics, hits and all your ...

When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics , thoughts and even job leads in a notebook that would become evidence ...

Fresh off the back of a highly publicised legal battle, the outspoken hip-hop group return with a record that shows no signs ...

Battle rapper Dumbfoundead's memoir 'Spit' documents his rise from age 14 through the L.A. hip-hop underground, capturing the ...

As soon as you hear the opening line, "Oh my God, Becky, look at her butt," you know you're about to listen to "Baby Got Back ...

Grand Rapids Lit Fest is a multi-day literary festival for one week across a variety of locations throughout Grand Rapids.

Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK. Three hours of ...