Corgi chills out on a bed in a cucumber slumber. It’s a music trend in search of a name. Buzz words like “Chill Hop” and “Jazz Hop” don’t quite capture the essence of this new genre that has no rap in ...

Jazz has long been a rich source of inspiration in hip hop. Whether borrowing from the sound and feel of the genre's greats or sampling of great tunes and catalogues like Blue Note Records, hip hop ...

Stirling Bralich suggests anyone opposed to lengthy road trips in crowded mini-vans should try bellowing Life Is A Highway arm-in-arm with a bunch of new friends. "It's a great time," the 18-year-old ...

Linda Diaz and LA Buckner work together to break down how these two genres cross-pollinate Hip hop’s foundation and evolution owe itself to jazz. And it’s reciprocal. Jazz has borrowed from all facets ...

This writer went into the 2023 DC Jazz Festival ready to complain. Labor Day weekend is a tougher sell for a festival, especially one whose keynote event is outdoors. In June, the month when the DCJF ...

I should’ve known that something was in the air when the first songs I heard at the biggest jazz music festival in the world were by Outkast, Arrested Development, Common, and A Tribe Called Quest. As ...

Jazz and hip-hop are technically different genres of music, but for bassist and composer Giulio Xavier Cetto, the connection between the two is indivisible. “My main goal is to support as a bass ...

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 ...

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 ...

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