XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Aug. 12, 2013: Kendrick Lamar had the rap game shook with his blistering verse on Big Sean's song "Control," which was released on this day in 2013 ...

The title of “super producer” should not be taken lightly. For every era of Hip-Hop, there is a man behind the keys set the tone. Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, RZA, Swizz Beatz, Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland, The ...

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North Carolina often isn't top of mind when thinking about the birth of hip-hop music and culture. However, historically Black colleges and universities like St. Augustine, Shaw and North Carolina ...

Two score years ago, evil marketing genius, Big Willie Lynchman stood on the bank of the Los Angeles River and delivered a speech to entertainment executives about how to control Hip-Hop. “You must ...

The title of “super producer” isn’t one that gets handed out loosely in Hip-Hop. Every era has had that one figure behind the boards shaping the sound of the culture; Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, RZA, Swizz ...