XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Feb. 11, 1997: Legendary Hot 97 radio personality Funkmaster Flex aka Funk Flex took the mixtape game to a new level by making mixtapes a ...
“The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes,” rapped Nas on his 1994 classic “N.Y. State of Mind.” Like other underground genres that hit their stride in the ...
Sango finally brought his “experimental musical study of Brazil’s baile funk” to a close today with the release of Da Rocinha 3, the third and final part of a series that began in 2012. The new record ...
Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat, fueling its ...
Five New Orleans DJs are giving listeners an education in local hip-hop history and the city's impact on the genre at-large through a series of curated mixes hosted by Red Bull Radio. DJ Kelly Green, ...
A fixture in the Bay Area’s underground hip-hop, funk and boogie scenes for over 20 years, K-Maxx (a.k.a. Kenyan “Ken” Hopkins) died unexpectedly of unknown causes on Dec. 29, 2020. KQED was scheduled ...
As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...
For nearly two decades, Akim Funk Buddha has been pushing the boundaries of hip-hop, while also preserving the fundamentals of the old school. On Nov. 28 and 29, the artist will bring this old-school, ...
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