From DJ Premier (who worked on 'Reasonable Doubt') to Kanye West (who helmed 'The Blueprint') here are the producers who have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After wrapping the last century on a high note that only Mariah Carey’s vocal cords could challenge, R&B and hip-hop’s ...

Industry insiders mull over the history of 'experimental' as a label for hip-hop and whether the term is functional, redundant or useless.

Hip-hop producers live in uncertainty. Flipping samples, breaking rules, and trusting instinct is part of the job. That same skill set carries into betting, investing, and startups, where reading ...

The top producers on the Billboard Hot 100 and selective genre songs chart that utilize the Hot 100 formula (blending streaming, airplay and download sales data). Rankings are based on accumulated ...

On Jan. 4, the three time Grammy-winner dropped his latest song titled “Crow Bars,” which he wrote after being the victim of a home robbery. Hit-Boy dropped the record dissing the unknown assailants, ...

There are a handful of hip-hop producers you can argue have served as architects for the sound of modern rap. Turbo, sometimes known as Turbo the Great, would undoubtedly be on the Mount Rushmore of ...

From Bronx block parties to AI-powered studios, hip-hop beatmaking has always been about creative self-expression. Today’s producers blend cultural roots with modern tools like Soundtrap and advanced ...

For four decades, hip-hop producer and DJ “Prince Paul” Huston has created rap music with wit, fearlessness and imagination. Paul got his start as a member of the rap group Stetsasonic. He went on to ...

A prolific hip-hop producer has decided it’s time to grow up, ditching the moniker he adopted as a teenager. Kenny Beats is no more. In his place is noted serious adult Kenneth Blume. The producer ...

The city of East Point is honoring the legendary hip-hop producer Rico Wade with a permanent monument where he grew up. Wade, who helped launch the careers of artists like Outkast, Ludacris, and CeeLo ...

Foster Sylvers created a soundtrack producers like Dr. Dre have spent decades digging into, starting with his 1973 hit "Misdemeanor." RIP.