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Why DJs make great music producers
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOPINION: DJing was an excellent training ground for becoming a great producer for people like Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, Swizz Beatz, Jimmy Jam, the Bomb Squad...
Dave Chappelle, hip-hop legends celebrate De La Soul in New York as catalog premieres on streaming...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was a bittersweet moment Thursday night at New York’s Webster Hall as an intimate contingent of...
Mustafa Shakir, Cam Gigandet, André Eriksen, Lio Tipton and Marshawn Lynch Round Out ‘With Love’...
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe film stars Oscar winners Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose, and Daniel Wu The post Mustafa Shakir,...
Spotify ranks 50 greatest hip-hop beats of all time
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDr. Dre, Mobb Deep and The Clipse take top 3 honors on Spotify’s list Spotify has released a list of […] The post Spotify ranks 50 greatest hip-hop beats...
Tony! Toni! Toné! reunion rocks NYC despite audio hiccups
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 8 months agoReview: The platinum-selling R&B trio stopped in New York for their reunion roadshow, “Raphael...
Top 5 Ahmad Jamal hip-hop samples
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOPINION: With the passing of legendary pianist Ahmad Jamal on Sunday, theGrio examines five hip-hop classics that superbly sampled his […] The post Top 5...
40 years of ‘Rockit,’ how Herbie Hancock elevated hip-hop onto a new pedestal
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, theGrio examines how Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit,”...
De La Soul on carrying on, honoring Trugoy the Dove's legacy: 'Every member has to actually die...
Yahoo Music· 10 months agoIt's a "bittersweet" time in the pioneering hip-hop group's career, with their catalog finally...
Black music producers who changed the game
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoOPINION: In honor of Black Music Month, the Black music producers whose innovative techniques had a dramatic impact on several artists, producers, and...
How Mary J. Blige’s ‘What’s the 411?’ showed that hip hop and soul are one in the same
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoEditor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read...
