One of the latest innovations in dance music is freeform—a style that gets headbangers throwing down on the dancefloor. The genre, which saw early support from Liquid Stranger's WAKAAN label, is best ...

On this day in 1989, New Jersey lyricist Chill Rob G released his debut album Ride the Rhythm through Wild Pitch Records, a label known for cultivating some of the most respected underground acts in ...

“Rapper’s Delight” will always be considered the song that introduced hip-hop to the masses. The Sugarhill Gang classic with its tongue-twisting opening – “I said a-hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to ...

More than four years after Rhythm + Flow debuted on Netflix, the hip-hop music competition series is back with a second season featuring new judges, DJ Khaled, Ludacris and Latto. The streamer also ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

“Hip Hop emerged from the streets—Rap, rhythm. and poetry, metaphors, punchlines, rhyme schemes and inner-city dreams. Block parties with DJs playing funk-filled breakbeats and emcee chanting, getting ...

Are you ready to immerse yourself in the beats and rhythms that have shaped generations? Look no further than the upcoming Tropical Heatwave Concert on May 4th at the historic Cuban Club in Ybor. This ...