“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 ...

After a harrowing 2007 — a year that started with the arrest of leading mix-tape maker DJ Drama — hip-hop mix tapes played it cool in 2008. Collections co-signed by top-level talent were scarce, ...

On 2013's "Acid Rap" mixtape, says Chance the Rapper, "I'm rapping about doing open mics, but closing my eyes and seeing arenas." (Bethany Mollenkof / For The Times) There was hardly a better time to ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Savage souls debuted their savage saturday project in 2013 at the now-defunct oasis on james ...

Paramount+ has announced MIXTAPE, a documentary exploring one of Hip-Hop’s essential components. In celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary, the feature will delve into how the creation of mixtapes ...

An exploration of how live performance in hip-hop is continuously used as a point of inspiration or selling point for various forms of recordings, such as film.

HBO’s hit fantasy series Game of Thrones has fans in acts like CHVRCHES, the National, and the Hold Steady, each of whom have covered or collaborated on songs for the show. But now, as the Wall Street ...

While the demand for stricter environmental standards grows, RAP piles do too. Policy changes are needed before state and federal projects can accept the higher mix percentages. The road building and ...

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The Seattle hip-hop community lost one of its most influential early ambassadors last week: “Nasty” Nes Rodriguez died Saturday in Los Angeles, his widow, Llola Rodriguez, announced the following ...