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The iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRoland TR-808 Released in 1980, the Roland TR-808 was designed as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit for musicians to record with, but took on a new...
National DJ Day: Top 10 hip-hop DJs of all time
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNational DJ Day is commemorated on Jan. 20 every year to celebrate the work of amateur and professional disk jockeys. […] The post National DJ Day: Top...
City Girls ‘Need a Thug’ on Smooth New Single
Billboard via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWith previous summer smashes like “Act Up” and “Twerkulator” already under their belt, City Girls are aiming for a three-peat with the release of their...
My Favorite Dance Tracks: Nine Artists on Their All-Time Dance-Floor Burners
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRolling Stone just published its list of the 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time. But along with...
Hip-Hop pioneer MC fights to get recognition, royalties for his iconic lyrics
ABC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhile history remembers many of hip-hop's artists who laid the bricks for the foundation of the...
Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels on Why ‘It’s Tricky’ Is ‘the Greatest Hip-Hop Song Ever’
SPIN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was 1982. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels had just graduated from high school, and his group Run-DMC with...
Nike Sneaker Commercials Through the Years: From the First-Ever ‘Just Do It’ Campaign to Today
Footwear News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThere’s no disputing that Nike’s storied partnership with Portland advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy...
How Anitta Stopped Worrying and Embraced the Funk
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLast november, just before the Latin Grammys in Seville, Spain, a crowd huddled in front of a club called Sala Cosmos, where the Brazilian superstar...
DID RAP REALLY COME FROM JAMAICA?
SPIN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRap's roots lie in the toasting traditions of Jamaica's sound-system live events, where DJs thrilled crowds with deliveries evolved in part from...
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yellow Magic Orchestra Member and Oscar-Winning Composer, Dead at 71
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRyuichi Sakamoto, keyboardist for the pioneering Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic...
