Whether you're fledging producer or resident rapper, the best beat-making software can turn your space into a full-on studio.

Hip-hop beat-maker J Dilla's unique rhythms influenced artists such as Questlove and Kendrick Lamar and transformed the way traditional musicians approach their instruments.

In ranking the greatest hip hop beats since the year 2000, we took several factors into account, from creativity and originality to technical savvy and mass appeal.

In “Straight Loops, Light & Soul,” a project evoking Roy DeCarava’s Harlem jazz pictures and the music of J Dilla, Williams captures the underground beat-maker scene of Queens.

Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his title cuts more than one way. It indicates both that hip-hop is a ...

In our Beat Building series, we're showing you how to produce beats, grooves and drum patterns in a variety of styles and genres, touching on various eras of production, to help you understand the key ...

Producers such as RZA, DJ Premier and Q-Tip made their name by constantly making some of the best beats in hip-hop.

A network of musicians is pumping out the raw materials to make today’s top hip-hop hits. How one management company, Mike Heron's BeatHustle, makes sure everyone gets paid.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her ...