From the looks of them, you probably wouldn't peg the four dudes in Toronto-based BadBadNotGood as the group leading a new generation of jazz-drunk hip-hop. But since the band's inception, BBNG have ...

BADBADNOTGOOD set itself apart as a band of pure instrumentalists who let the jazz philosophy of music bending to individual musicians’ styles shape their genre-hopping evolution. Using bass, keys, a ...

Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat, fueling its ...

Senior year of high school is only as memorable as its soundtrack. For the Class of 1992, it was raining masterpieces our senior year: Nevermind, Use Your Illusion I & II, Achtung Baby, We Can’t Be ...

Discover the essential music instruments for creating captivating Hip Hop beats. Explore drum machines, synthesizers, and samplers, and learn valuable tips for choosing the right instrument to achieve ...

Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly was that rare rap record which feels at once ambitious and urgent: intricate, complex, abstract albums aren't frequently hailed for their ability to capture the ...

Hip hop and jazz have a long shared history. In the 1990's artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Digable Planets were introducing younger listeners to jazz musicians like Grant Green and Bobbi ...

Separated by decades but bound by spirit, both Black-American art forms thrive on improvisation. Their fusion is conversation, intergenerational and unforced. There’s a scene in The Get Down, ...