When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

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The production threads in the memorable stylings of "Deck the Halls," one of the most iconic Christmas songs of all time. But ...

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Dyah (pronounced Dee-yah) is a Senior Author at Collider, responsible for both writing and transcription duties. She joined the website in 2022 as a Resource Writer before stepping into her current ...

Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Over the weekend, it was announced that Outkast, along with Chubby ...

Hip-hop’s most celebrated festival returns as Rock The Bells announces its highly anticipated 2025 lineup. On Saturday, June 28, Rock The Bells will unite generations of rap royalty under one roof at ...

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Salt-N-Pepa were the first all-female rap act to go platinum and receive a Grammy award. They are now suing for the rights to ...

The ‘90s supposedly “killed the guitar solo.” Yet even amid a decade dominated by grunge, gangsta rap, teen pop and nu-metal, southern rock, a classic sound synonymous with guitar solos, made a ...

Though at times ignored by the American spotlight, performers of Asian or Pacific Islander descent have long been part of the global pop scene, from the hit “Sukiyaki” by Japan’s Kyu Sakamota in 1963 ...