Hip-Hop/R&B archive
Listen Kanye West Stands Alone
May 21, 2013 – On his new songs, the rapper points fingers in every direction, including back at himself.
Watch Marques Toliver: An R&B Crooner With Strings Attached
May 19, 2013 – Toliver's music is anchored by the violin, an instrument that, in a way, chose him.
Read First Listen: G&D, 'The Lighthouse'
May 12, 2013 – Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins engineer an idea-packed collision of funky, soulful sounds.
Listen LL Cool J On 'Accidental Racist' And Authenticity
May 11, 2013 – "The last thing that I want to do is be a hack," says the rapper and actor.
Listen On Two New R&B Albums, An Old Soul Sound That Glows
May 8, 2013 – New York's Charles Bradley and London's James Hunter Six both mix inspiration and replication.
Watch 20 Years Ago Biz Markie Got The Last Laugh
May 6, 2013 – After Biz lost a legal battle over sampling, the mere existence of All Samples Cleared! was a win.
Read First Listen: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film 'The Great Gatsby'
May 2, 2013 – The soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's film transplants Jazz Age sensibilities to the hip-hop era.
Watch 'The Talent Comes First': Roc Marciano Takes An A&R Gig
April 30, 2013 – The New York rapper on his new role, Lil B's brilliance and doing business with good people.
Read The Tyler Interview: Silly, But With A Purpose
April 26, 2013 – In front of a paying audience, Tyler was flippantly entertaining and surprisingly vulnerable.
Watch Talib Kweli On Mainstream Hip-Hop And Honoring The Old School
April 24, 2013 – The New York rapper says he's learned over the years to be accessible but honest to his craft.
Watch The Ghostface Killah Rises Again
April 22, 2013 – A high-concept album by a veteran rapper and a film composer knits together hip-hop and soul music.
Watch This Was 1993: 20 Years Ago I Heard The Perfect Rap Song
April 17, 2013 – Writer Kiese Laymon swore that hip-hop would never be the same after The Coup's "Not Yet Free."
Read Tall Glass Of Rock Star-Ness: A Q&A With Questlove
April 15, 2013 – Questlove, drummer and co-founder of The Roots, talks about his upcoming memoir.
Watch The Wu-Tang Clan's 20-Year Plan
April 8, 2013 – The group's 1993 debut was the opening shot of a plan to open up the rap music industry.
Read First Listen: Ghostface Killah And Adrian Younge, 'Twelve Reasons To Die'
April 8, 2013 – In the tradition of the Wu-Tang Clan, this collaboration is brash and Technicolor and heartfelt.