On this day in Hip Hop history, West Coast trailblazer Tone Loc released his breakout single “Funky Cold Medina,” which now ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Los Angeles collective The Pharcyde released their standout single “Passin’ Me By,” which now ...

As will.i.am marks another birthday, his catalog with Black Eyed Peas and as a solo artist remains packed with global hits ...

Few artists have influenced both jazz and dance music the way Ronnie Laws has.” – SoulTracks. Ronnie Laws — saxophonist, composer, producer, and musical visionary, stands as one of the most dynamic ...

Risk Arena” released Thursday and marked the rapper’s sixth EP, joining his lengthy existing discography of seven albums and over two dozen singles. The record’s two singles, “Slowburn (Air it Out)” ...

In the opening act of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino famously muses, "If music be the food of love, play on." It is ...

The moment became a striking illustration of something my research keeps returning to: how music can carry the moral codes of ...

Chris Stein knew he heard something special in "The Tide Is High". He was right, as Blondie covered it and turned it into a ...

Grammy-winning artist and Houston native Lizzo finally got her chance to take the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's ...

When the origins of sampling in Hip-hop come up in conversation nowadays, many people tend to look to the more innovative examples. From using bits of ...