Local artists like Mad Dukez, Drea D'Nur and Jared Tinkham are examples of the blend of hip-hop and jazz here in Buffalo. 1993: Post-Gang Starr, Guru fulfilled his ambition to push the jazz-rap hybrid ...

Seven years ago, Scotia resident Eric Cullen visited Dryhill Studios in Oneonta to record guitar samples with a friend. While waiting, he occupied himself by experimenting on the Rhodes piano, an ...

Loud Sound Studios is home to two of Rwanda's up-and-coming hip-hop acts: Pro-Zed and Kenny K-Shot. Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in ...

The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody, every chopped-up sample sends me down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to piece together the way a producer contorts and dissects ...