This beat’s instrumental comes from Samuel Jonathan ... His liberal use of filtering interrogates the “bap” in boom bap — the snares lose their punch, and the result is meditative.

Bliss n Eso are preparing for a busy year, today announcing their eighth album, The Moon (The Light Side), and dropping a ...

At Select Music, Mudrat (real name: Sean Thompson) will work closely with agents Jimmy Kleiner and Casey O'Shaughnessy.

The motley crew of Berklee School of Music graduates didn’t perform at Oakland’s Fox Theater on Saturday; they graciously allowed thousands of fans to witness one of their jam sessions.

The prodigious producer was up for a Best Rap Album trophy for his collaboration with Common, "The Auditorium Vol. 1," and Best Rap Performance for "When the Sun Shines Again" featuring Posdnuos.

This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper and more from the Blue Note catalog.

A variety of events in New Jersey, from concerts to movie screenings, will be held in February to recognize the ...

The list we present here follows love’s movement through nearly four decades of hiphop, from Man Parrish to Missy Elliott.

The Boom Bap beats are further enhanced by the legendary DJ Q-Bert, whose remarkable scratching gives the album its turntablism edge. The exclusive collector’s edition marks the first time the ...

Flobots kick off the 12th season with their hip-hop beats, led by host Stephen ... so I could sit behind a drum set and play a boom bap boom boom bap type of thing. And when it came time for ...