On this day in 1993, Blastmaster KRS-One stepped out on his own and released his first solo album, Return of the Boom Bap, marking a powerful new chapter in the legacy of Boogie Down Productions.

Blastmaster KRS 1 dropped his first solo album 30 years ago today. Sometimes the best way to do things is to do it yourself. This is the realization that KRS, the general of the Boogie Down ...

Hip-hop and R&B have traveled from the raw, message-driven beats of the '80s and '90s to today’s melodic, genre-blending sound. Artists like Blxst embody the modern wave—mixing rap and R&B with ...

DIIV just released their terrific fourth album Frog in Boiling Water (read our review) which pulls influence from all manner of early-’90s alt-rock and lands right as the current shoegaze revival is ...

The wildly creative Florida singer and rapper Doechii signed with Top Dawg Entertainment a few years ago, and she scored a hit last year with the Trillville-interpolating Kodak Black collab "What It ...

As May 2026 unfolds, the jazz-rap scene is experiencing a quiet but powerful resurgence, with new releases that echo the golden era while pushing boundaries. These tracks, produced by a new generation ...