Local hip-hop producer Alex Zavala isn’t a big name. If you’ve heard about him, it’s probably because he’s half of Dark Time Sunshine, who released Vessel (Fake Four) last year—and the other half of ...

Production is the cornerstone that every rap song is built upon, and these beats are the best the genre has to offer. Debate at will.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Kanye West claims he's produced "probably one of the best hip-hop beats of all time" for Jay-Z's ...

From Rick Rubin ’s rock-rap anthems of the ‘80s to the Swizz Beatz synth bangers of the ’90s to the bombastic Just Blaze soul beats of the 2000s to the Lex Luger trap tracks of the 2010s, the most ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a song called “Étouffée” on his new album, Californian rapper Vince Staples describes his record label ...

Apple Music is rebranding one of its biggest playlists, The A-List: Hip-Hop, as Rap Life, and will leverage Beats 1 to launch a new weekly show and daily segments around the playlist. By Micah ...