From the golden age of rap to present day, look at (and listen to) some of the most iconic funk samples ever used in hip-hop, and watch WE WANT THE FUNK! on PBS.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Lola Brooke, Lil Baby, and Quavo. While it’s not the busiest week, there’s plenty to get into for fans of pretty much every kind ...

And in 2014 he wrote “Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop ... I’m a rapper who since 2017 has worked as a professor ...

But sadly, the Soul Sonic Force—comprised of Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow, The G.L.O.B.E and DJ Jazzy Jay—has lost one its members.

Bruce Springsteen's "Blind Spot" is from the "Streets of Philadelphia Sessions" collection, part of the upcoming "Tracks II: The Lost Albums." ...

Bruce Springsteen experiments with loops, synthesizers and the rhythms of mid-1990s hip-hop on 'Blind Spot,' the second song ...

In “Straight Loops, Light & Soul,” a project evoking Roy DeCarava’s Harlem jazz pictures and the music of J Dilla, Williams captures the underground beat-maker scene of Queens.

The dynamic duo that still has a spot on many hip-hop lovers' Top Five list has a fascinating backstory that is just as much ...

Celebrate the birthday of iconic jazz trumpet player, Freddie Hubbard, born in Indianapolis in 1938. Hubbard’s technical mastery of the trumpet earned widespread critical acclaim, and his influence ...

Lamar's duet with SZA samples Luther Vandross' 1982 hit "If This World Were Mine." The song was written by Marvin Gaye, who himself recorded it in 1967 as a duet with Tammi Terrell.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Ken Carson, Lil Yachty and Sexyy Red. Meanwhile, new music releases came from Gelo, who officially released the buzzy “Law ...