It has been a long, beautiful journey for Rap/Hip Hop. What was once described as “not real music” has become a dominant ...

808 kick drums. Rap-like rhythms. Even beatboxing. So, why is Nashville borrowing so heavily from hip-hop these days ... to create complex rhythmic patterns that defy expectation.

On this day in Hip Hop history Wu Tang Clan releases their ... 36 Chambers style of soulful samples coupled with melancholic drum patterns. This back to basic model allowed the Clan to stand ...