Overland Park teenager Kevin Li has diverse musical tastes including playing his clarinet, listening to hip-hop and making beats. Christy L'Esperance speaks with Kevin about how he got started in ...
Marquan “Shump” Shumpert-Reid uses the application "FL Studio" to create rap beats. Credit: Tabius McCoy Marquan “Shump” Shumpert-Reid was 14 years old when a family friend came to his house in New ...
Hip-hop beat-makers are usually unseen. Not all sample-based producers are as reclusive as the torch-bearing loop artist Madlib, but even the most prominent among them are part of the backdrop. After ...
Hip-hop, which emerged from the streets of New York City in the late 1970s, has grown into a global cultural phenomenon. Its influence extends far beyond its own genre, permeating various musical ...