Craig Charles shines a spotlight on hip hop's foundations: its samples. Thanks to passionate crate digging, rap tracks have not only been built around some of the best grooves and beats ever ...

In June 1994, Mixmag 's Andy Pemberton described the burgeoning Bristol and London trip-hop scene as, “a deft fusion of ...

The art of sampling draws on the ability to manipulate and combine small snippets from other songs to create a completely new product. In rap, it’s often hard to figure out where a sample comes from.

The song poses arguably the most important question of the year: “Hip-hop, where is your voice?” More from Spin: Metallica, Linkin Park To Anchor 2025 Sick New World Fest Rufus Wainwright ...

MC Duke was a key figure in the development of hip-hop in Britain in the late 80s. When he died in April, British rap lost a ...

The mic is the backbone of hip-hop. As the 2024 presidential election approaches, BET launches its Turn My Mic All The Way Up campaign, leading up to the highly anticipated 2024 BET Hip Hop ...