Trap metal grates on the ears like early black metal and distorts traditional hip-hop beats to create uncomfortable levels of over-modulation. It's as anti-social as modern hardcore and delves into ...

As for the music itself, well, country's sounding a lot like hip-hop too. You've got trap beats. 808 kick drums. Rap-like rhythms. Even beatboxing. So, why is Nashville borrowing so heavily from ...

Every drum placement, every melody ... The answer: He was listening to a lot of the Bomb Squad and De La Soul/Prince Paul beats. No matter what else happens in hip-hop, I’ll never get tired of doing ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

A first-generation American born to Cameroonian parents, Xang grew up on Michael Jackson and 50 Cent. But he didn’t start ...

"Feeding The Fire (OV)" is taken from her stereofox debut, crestfallen EP, a 7-song project about the complexities of ...

Hip-hop and house both have their origins ... This dance vibe – in which a base drum provides a steady four-four beat – became the heartbeat of house music, creating an enduring structure ...