But why would you speed up “Bongos” by 12 percent? And what exactly does “sped-up nightcore” mean? Answering those questions takes us inside a trend that is dominating social media and gives us ...

When a rap song is taking off regionally or worldwide, other artists take notice. Fellow rappers give props to the creator of the track, use the song as a soundtrack to their posts on social media or ...

Once upon a time, Lil' Kim gathered Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Angie Martinez to record a sequel to her "Hardcore" offering "Not Tonight." Together, at the height of their ...

With more than 130,000 downloads, number five on our list of 10 Best Hip-Hop Remixes of 2015 is “Stand For” by Ty Dolla $ign. The song became a hit over night but ...

For those that have been paying attention, video-game scores and soundtracks have quietly been influencing generations of hip-hop producers for quite some time now. With this in mind, we here at ...

Tracey Lee has worked with Biggie and Busta, but he’s back with a remix of one of his own hits. Happy New Year! Rap vet Tracey Lee has already worked with Busta Rhymes, Kanye West and The Notorious ...

Back when hip-hop was seeping out of New York City and becoming the soundtrack of urban American, red states preferred the rootsy melodies of country music. In those years, the idea of combining the ...

One music video that fashion fanatics know all too well is Lil' Kim's "Crush on You", a record from the rapper’s debut album. The video features Kim in now-iconic monochromatic outfits with matching ...

A look at hip-hop’s transformative impact in honor of its 50th anniversary. Hip-hop was once narrowly thought of as a trend in music that would ultimately fizzle out. Now, at its 50th anniversary, hip ...

Standing at number six in the list of 10 Best Hip-Hop Remixes of 2015 is another hit from 2015, Augmentation. It is still one of the most downloaded songs on the Internet. Rapper Big Pooh sang the ...