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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

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

Amazon MX Player head Karan Bedi agrees that the real challenge remains to keep the audience hooked onto your content, ...

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.

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

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 ...

"This whole collection was an opportunity to dive deeper into that punk narrative because that was the foundation of a cultural moment and that adoption story that will then become a throughline for ...