The Brooklyn-based multi-disciplinarian talks with Paste about the 11 months she lived in Iowa, where she worked on two studio albums, two film scores, and settled into the stillness of ...

Isla Vista residents gathered at Anisq’Oyo Park to watch UC Santa Barbara students compete in Associated Students Program Board's Battle of the DJs.

Throughout his decades-long career, Shabaka has proven to be a vital organ in contemporary jazz, pushing the boundaries of the genre without force by ...

Shabaka guides Jasper Willems through the creative pillars behind Of The Earth, his latest solo album and first on which he fully spreads his wings as a producer. There’s a sense from Shabaka’s ...

Artificial intelligence is quietly shifting how rap and beatmaking happen. Generative tools are speeding up experimentation, lowering barriers to entry, and raising new questions about authorship, ...

"Body" leads 17 songs on the list, all from the rapper-singer's chart-topping Octane. By Trevor Anderson Don Toliver’s busy week across Billboard’s charts includes the rapper-singer’s first No. 1 hit ...

After making his major label debut, the New York City rapper is Billboard's Hip-Hop Rookie for February.

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Chase B on the making of his new mixtape 'Be Very Afraid,' Travis Scott, and Cactus Jack's role at the nexus of Houston's rap ...

BunnaB is one of the most exciting rappers in Atlanta right now. She tells us her story, from the hits like "Bunna Summa" to the challenges ...

New Christian Artists Push Genre Boundaries With Rap, Afrobeats and R&B A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, ...

(AP) — Often boosted by social media, many of them got their start with independent labels or by uploading self-made songs to streaming platforms. Now, bigger labels and streaming services are ...