For Karriem Riggins, arriving ready to perform means getting in the right mindset before taking the stage. That’s the #PowerOfSanctuary. *2023 Lincoln Black Label Navigator model shown. | Lincoln

Congratulations Karriem Riggins on the nod from Modern Drummer for 2023's favorite hip-hop drummer. Here's Karriem performing “I Remember J Dilla" alongside J. Rocc for an episode of Zildjian Underground back in 2019. Vote: https://bit.ly/3pe5bCc | Stones Throw Records

The Rocket Mortgage Artist-in-Residence, Karriem Riggins, in the afterglow of Sunday night's amazing "J Dilla Lives Forever" set, talks about what made it so special, and why hip-hop deserves its place at the jazz table. @rocketmortgage @karriemriggins1 #detroitjazzfest #jazz #jazzmusic #detroit ⁠#instamusic #musician #musicians #music #livemusic #live #localmusic | Detroit Jazz Festival

We caught up with 2023 Rocket Mortgage Artist-in-Residence Karriem Riggins at a Master Class he led at Wayne State University Tuesday. Check him out! | Detroit Jazz Festival

Karriem Riggins & J. Rocc - Live at Moods. Like reggae and its offshoot dub, rap is a technology-driven genre. From Kool Herc to Grandmaster Flash, DJ Premier and, in France, Dee Nasty, generations of turntable wizards gave scratching its name and helped define the turntable as an instrument in its own right, with its own techniques and rhythms. Closely linked to jazz syncopation, this instrumental edge of hip-hop soon gave rise to turntablism, a virtuosic art form celebrated through competition