Popular Science

The best beat-making software to channel your inner producer

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The New Yorker

For Elias Williams, the Hip-Hop Beat Machine Carries the Soul of Community

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 ...
Rolling Stone

Meet The Young Producers Making Beats in Ten Seconds or Less

In the past few years, gaming and creator culture have become an increasingly prominent part of the rap world. Think of the growing presence of Twitch streamers, or Ericdoa’s viral “Ninja Taper Fade” ...
Indy Week

Hip-hop’s role at UNC finds new footing, on Franklin Street and abroad

No one told Pierce Freelon that the chancellor would be here. But early on a Friday evening, UNC-Chapel Hill’s newest leader, Carol Folt, walks into the opening reception of the Chapel Hill Community ...