XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Feb. 11, 1997: Legendary Hot 97 radio personality Funkmaster Flex aka Funk Flex took the mixtape game to a new level by making mixtapes a ...

“The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes,” rapped Nas on his 1994 classic “N.Y. State of Mind.” Like other underground genres that hit their stride in the ...

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 ...

Sango finally brought his “experimental musical study of Brazil’s baile funk” to a close today with the release of Da Rocinha 3, the third and final part of a series that began in 2012. The new record ...

Friday nights at the bSide are marked by DJs Why B and Kid Cut Up's innovative mixes. "I have no problem playing commercial music," says Cut Up, but both adhere to the idea that hip-hop is "more about ...

Last night, New York’s HOT 97 DJ Funk Master Flex went on a long rant during his radio show against Power 105.1 DJ, DJ Clue. The rant was sparked because DJ Clue was bragging about beating Flex in the ...

For nearly two decades, Akim Funk Buddha has been pushing the boundaries of hip-hop, while also preserving the fundamentals of the old school. On Nov. 28 and 29, the artist will bring this old-school, ...

Sango finally brought his “experimental musical study of Brazil’s baile funk” to a close today with the release of Da Rocinha 3, the third and final part of a series that began in 2012. The new record ...