Chaka Khan needed a solo hit to boost her solo career. She raided Prince's catalog for "I Feel For You" to make it happen.

DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to "Trap Christmas"...rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms.

Collaborators Sounwave, Kamasi Washington and more take us behind the scenes on the making of Kendrick Lamar's ...

Recently-retired WWE star John Cena recorded dozens of rap songs more than 20 years ago, most of which will likely never be ...

I made a rap song in only one hour! Writing, recording, and mixing a song isn't a quick process, but we're gonna speed it up a little today. Let me know what you think. Thanks for watching! Let's ...

Mike Jones a local underground rapper signs autographs while promoting his first CD at the Music Depot store in Greenspoint ...

Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay ...

During story time with his 5-month-old son, Carter, Wade grabbed a discounted copy of Llama Llama Red Pajama. His wife had ...

Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.

That’s the case with albums from Lamar and Clipse, as well as J.I.D’s God Does Like Ugly. (J.I.D has long been a respected lyricist too.) Markman is also impressed with the growth that Tyler, the ...

Passim School of Music's DIY Album Release with Naomi Westwater, will take participants through creating an album release ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...