Bass plays a vital role in a trip-hop track. Much like trip-hop beats (which we've covered here), using bassline loops is a perfectly valid approach, and memorable trip-hop tracks such as Portishead’s ...

Sacha Jenkins, also known as the graffiti writer SHR-1 and the poison-pen wielder Count Chocula, passed away on May 23, 2025, at age 53. We’ll attempt to grapple with his intangible legacy in a moment ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. It’s hard to imagine bronclair aspires to airwave domination, but sometimes his melodic impulses ...

Netflix adds to the rap-comedy canon with five episodes that showcase the star’s absurdist, deadpan sensibility. By James Poniewozik There have been enough offbeat comedies about rappers and hip-hop ...