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 ...

From the beginning, DJing was the most important aspect of hip-hop culture. The genre and culture were born from the mid-70s boom with underground DJs spinning funk and disco break loops at basement ...

That is, so long as we’re excluding Otis Redding, who I’ve been listening to on-and-off via Spotify most of the day. Seriously, this tune is five minutes of fun hip-hop/funk fusion, and well worth ...

"I don't want to see a structued dip. Make it real liquid. Then hit, roll pop." "It's like you're pushing someone with your elbow,`Get away from me.'" Listening to Jene' Walker, Shawn Welling and Al ...

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 ...

Five New Orleans DJs are giving listeners an education in local hip-hop history and the city's impact on the genre at-large through a series of curated mixes hosted by Red Bull Radio. DJ Kelly Green, ...