“When I was coming up it was mandatory to know something about music and play an instrument. In order to do this it required hours and years of dedicated study and practice. Today if you can just ...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Andre 3000 attends "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style", the 2025 Costume Institute Benefit, at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor ...
Anthony Tidd is Philly/NYC transplant, originally from London. He’s a Grammy Award-winning musician, bassist, composer, producer, curator, and occasional writer of words. He owns the TidbiT Sonos ...
Hip-hop first emerged in the Bronx during the 1970s as a creative outlet for Black communities grappling with social and economic hardships. Born out of block parties and street corner cyphers, it ...
“If I were to characterize the 21st century so far, it’s all about various forms of hybridism,” the jazz critic Nate Chinen remarked in an interview with Pitchfork earlier this year. “It’s harder now ...
When it comes to producing Hip Hop beats, the choice of instruments can make a significant difference. This article explores a range of music instruments that are indispensable in the creation of Hip ...