Salih Williams — producer of Mike Jones, Slim Thug, and Paul Wall's "Still Tippin'," — is a criminally underrated musician. For the latest Behind the Beat, Thomas Hobbs tempted Williams away from ...

Some serious legends will be in the house to celebrate the legendary movie “Beat Street” and other Hip-Hop legends. Legends of Hip-Hop will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic film Beat ...

When you think about love in rap, Common's "The Light" is an essential example. From his album "Like Water for Chocolate", Common raps heartfelt lines of devotion over a mesmerizing J Dilla beat, ...

After a decade of shaping her own lane through R&B, house and electronic soul, the Toronto-born artist is at the helm of her own creative freedom. In this Okayplayer exclusive, she discusses ...

Hip-hop beat-makers are usually unseen. Not all sample-based producers are as reclusive as the torch-bearing loop artist Madlib, but even the most prominent among them are part of the backdrop. After ...

Spotify has released a list of what it considers to be the 50 greatest hip-hop beats of all time in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Bronx-born music genre later this year. The list consists ...

In Date Everything, the title gives it all away. You can date everything. Just about everything, anyway. Not just objects, but certain concepts, too. If you ever wanted to come face-to-face with ...

NEW ORLEANS -- For the first few moments onstage, young Govenor Reiss -- his stage identity is simply Govenor -- looks like many a rapper grown too hard, too fast on the streets of New Orleans. His ...

From his booth at the corner of the court, Miami Heat disc jockey M Dot has a front-row look at the harmonious fusion of basketball and music. M Dot — real name Michael Hankerson — has watched LeBron ...