Maybe the secret to musical success isn’t to be original, but to try as hard as you can to sound like somebody else… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Playboi Carti is one of the most successful rappers from the SoundCloud scene in 2014, and also one of the most polarizing. The 24-year-old out of Atlanta has focused less on lyrics and more on ...

When Drake dropped his Scary Hours 2 song pack earlier this month, he unleashed three heaters to keep fans satiated while they await his Certified Lover Boy album. "What's Next," the Lil Baby-assisted ...

The emergence of the type beats community as a legitimate force in rap music was initially met with resistance from veteran producers like 9th Wonder, who, in a since-deleted tweet from 2016, said, ...

Learn how to build big Big Beat beats in our Beat Building series of tutorials. Now that's a tongue twister! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Using old songs to make new ones is hip-hop's greatest innovation. Introducing "Just a Sample," quick reflections on some of the most iconic samples in hip-hop history. By Ja'han Jones Sampling — ...

Oftentimes when people think of hip hop production as an art form, their minds eventually wander to the art of sampling. It is one of the pillars of production, as the skill has been a part of the ...

Even if you aren’t familiar with L.A. production collective Internet Money, you’ve heard their beats. The group's sounds have powered some of hip-hop’s biggest records in the past couple years, from ...