While there is no denying Kanye West’s talent there have been some claims made about his come up. One of his collaborators is saying he can redo any production style from Rap’s golden era. “Even when ...

Phonk blends the dark, lo-fi grit of 90s Memphis rap with modern trap energy, driven by distorted 808s, cowbells, and hypnotic samples. From crate-digging vintage vinyl to shaping sub-heavy kicks, ...

The catch about Golden Eras is that we don't always know when we're living in one -- we only know when it's already over. The hip-hop Golden Era is generally recognized to have started in the late ...

In the early 1990s, as hip-hop mutated and expanded, most ears were focused on the East and West Coasts. After giving birth to the genre two decades earlier, New York entered the ’90s with an emphasis ...

On ‘The Almanac of Rap,’ the veteran rapper talks about adapting his album for Broadway, reshaping his lyrics and what it means to bring hip-hop to the theater. When we’re talking about 90s hip-hop, ...

From the golden age to the shiny suit era, we're counting down the best rap albums of the 90s, from classics like Nas''Illmatic' to Jay-Z's 'Reasonable Doubt.' ...

Hip-hop was first created in 1973 in the Bronx, but it wasn't until the '90s that West Coast rappers truly showcased their unique sound on another level. The cool thing about West Coast rap, it's not ...

They say legends never die. And it’s probably why Eazy-E is still many hip hop enthusiasts’ favorite N.W.A member — it’s also most likely the reason why the group made sure to acknowledge him when N.W ...