For at least a decade now, rap beats have been getting fiercer every year. The biggest producers in the genre largely abandoned traditional acoustic instrumentation, instead embracing the abrasive ...

"Being essentially trapped at home wasn't a bad thing at all for me," he tells PEOPLE Amid the pandemic and its uncertainty, many were in a constant state of pivoting their plans for the future. One ...

Dermot Kennedy is not a rapper. It’s a point that the rising acoustic singer-songwriter emphasizes every now and then, considering how often he gets asked about his atypical influences (Glen Hansard ...

Recent in-depth guides are giving producers tools to combine hip-hop’s detailed drum programming and vocal chain setups with reggaeton’s dembow-based rhythms. Tutorials from MusicRadar detail ...

Bodo Vosshenrich, a master violin maker in France, creates distinct instruments for today's musicians. He dares a novel electro-acoustic approach to the violin, destined for the new generation of ...

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...