Hip-hop has had a strong connection to reggae music since the days of DJ Kool Herc’s summer house parties in the early 1970s. Hip-hop’s foundation was built on elements of the Jamaican sound system ...

"People call it weird but really it's not, man. It's just new." The producer is one of the most crucial yet anonymous figures in all of music. Every now and again we aim to illuminate these ...

In 2023, hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary since its birth in The Bronx, New York. This influential genre has transcended borders and profoundly impacted Latin American culture. From its ...

In March, the Brazilian style of music known as bossa nova made an unexpected appearance on one of the year’s biggest hip-hop albums: Juice WRLD‘s Death Race for Love. Thank Tommy Brown. During a ...

Few artists are able to turn the complexity of Brazil into poetry. Brazil is a continental-sized country filled with complex social problems and widespread differences in faith, regional ...

Combining the classics of contemporary dance with the modern stylings of hip-hop, Brazilian dance troupe Companhia Urbana de Dança is set to bring its talents to Columbus as a part of the Wexner ...

From grief and legal wars to defining moments, hip-hop weathered another year. Since the last one blew up, here’s one you probably didn’t know 👀 #rayymonbeatz #michaeljackson #kanyewest #dj #djmix ...

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — The MTV Music Awards in Brazil had until recently been the domain of tinny pop and smiling boy bands. But last year, one of the show’s stars took the stage and unexpectedly ...

It was a frivolous ranking but was also intended as an appreciation of Prince's extraordinary vocal exertions, and it caught the attention of fans. After Prince's recent death, the piece began ...

The “Käfig” in Compagnie Käfig means “cage” in German, but the hip-hop dance company’s founder, Mourad Merzouki, is determined to bust down the divisions between the humble city street and the ...