From beats to bets: why producers thrive in the world of prediction Ask any hip-hop producer what keeps their sound fresh, and most will tell you it comes down to calculated risk. In the studio, ...

On a recent Saturday in Inglewood, about a dozen acclaimed music producers including Dahi — who’s worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Drake — and DJ Khalil — who has collaborated with ...

Undoubtedly the most revered beatmaker in hip-hop’s five-decade history, James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee - is one of those rare musical talents that forever alters the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to Hip Hop, producers have no problem making sure that the listener knows who's behind the beat. Using taglines as ...

Twenty years later J Dilla’s final masterpiece remains a timeless, soulful blueprint for the future of hip-hop.

Hip-hop beat-makers are usually unseen. Not all sample-based producers are as reclusive as the torch-bearing loop artist Madlib, but even the most prominent among them are part of the backdrop. After ...

Atlanta is considered a hip-hop capital when it comes to music, producing Grammy Award winners like Outkast, Killer Mike, Ludacris, 21 Savage and Future. You may not know the names of the superstar ...

There’s a raw energy in the air—a palpable, jittery anticipation as the old guard of hip-hop production gets tossed aside by the relentless force of technological innovation and cultural upheaval.

Since its birth over 50 years ago, hip-hop has undergone a series of transformations, largely in part due to the many musical and cultural influences that have impacted it. While Hispanic artists have ...