On this day in 2006, the hip-hop world suffered an irreplaceable loss as James Dewitt Yancey—better known as J Dilla—passed away at the age of 32. The visionary Detroit producer lost his battle with ...

On a special episode of Hard Knock Radio, I had the honor of sitting down with Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, the mother of legendary producer James “J Dilla” Yancey, in celebration of J Dilla Day. With ...

Hip-Hop has evolved tremendously in its 50 years of existence. Technology is one of the main factors that help the art form move forward.

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

Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR are being accused of highjacking portions of the intellectual property for their upcoming ...

The upcoming trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to be one of the most high-profile cases in recent ...

With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from Youssoupha’s rousing call to action to BigXThaPlug and Jessie Murph’s new ...

Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing another lawsuit alleging he drugged and assaulted a young musician after luring him with false promises of industry success.

The marketer launched the culturally minded — and perhaps overdue — campaign with a spot that aired during the Grammy Awards.

Since the ‘90s, the bass guitar has played an ever-increasing role in hip-hop – from the rubbery grooves of Raphael Saadiq and Pino Palladino to the dirt-fisted funk of Leonard ‘Hub’ Hubbard and ...

Bringing together Portland and Seattle musicians, Patterns Fly pushes the organ trio into the future in this exclusive ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation ... instruments such as the synthesizer and drum machine could recast traditional rhythmic patterns into something entirely new. This ...