For Patrick, who also noted the rise of beat-making and production ... on how live drummers drum.” Despite its focus on an art form that changes as quickly as Hip Hop often does, Patrick says ...
The first hip ... hip-hop group – Run-DMC, whose “Rock Box” had combined rap and rock elements two years prior. Run-DMC was the template for Beastie Boys in so many ways: the loud drums ...
“They stepped to the mic, 79 was just right. Spoken word, plus a beat equals rapper’s delight. It was hip-hop; for love, hip-hop…it was born out of love, out of necessity, they stayed within the ...
With Fresh Picks , Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from VEDO’s new bedroom banger to Lila Iké and Joey Bada$$’s sultry new duet.
THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...
moving away from previous generations of artists who wore outlandish outfits and rapped over tracks with disco beats. One of the seminal works in both hip-hop history and LL’s discography ...