A rap/trap beat inspired by Comethazine and XXXTentacion produced by Dices. Listen to the dark and energetic sound. Email the ...

In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: About two minutes into the song, "Y'all Scared," ...

From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. A ...

A hard-hitting 21 Savage and Kevin Gates-style beat, produced by Dices. Perfect for rap and trap artists looking for that ...

Despite how they’ve at times been ideologically pitted against one another, country music and hip-hop are often compared as the two forms of pop music that speak most directly to the everyday problems ...

Profile Records never meant to get into the rap game, but the label launched the careers of rap groups like Run-DMC, shown here performing at the 65th annual Grammy Awards in 2023. The first sounds of ...

We spoke with Trap Music Museum co-founder William “Bem” Sparks and general manager Krystal Garner about honoring dirty south hip-hop. Hip-hop has been alive and well since the late '70s. Its ...

There’s a raw energy in the air—a palpable, jittery anticipation as the old guard of hip-hop production gets tossed aside by the relentless force of technological innovation and cultural upheaval.

When you work from home, the common misconception is that you’re hardly working. You don’t have to commute; you don’t even have to get dressed. But pick any day from 2014. Zaytoven probably made more ...

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse ...

“Rapper’s Delight” will always be considered the song that introduced hip-hop to the masses. The Sugarhill Gang classic with its tongue-twisting opening – “I said a-hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to ...

To hear some tell it, Vlad, AK, and Adam22 are the holy trinity of gutter media. Rap fans know the criticism, and much of it ...