Discover the essential music instruments for creating captivating Hip Hop beats. Explore drum machines, synthesizers, and samplers, and learn valuable tips for choosing the right instrument to achieve ...

Hip-hop at it's core is lyrics on a beat, with both being vital for the final product. Throughout the genre's history, there have been some truly incredible beats that turned producers into stars, and ...

About 10 years ago, a disgruntled pianist in Los Angeles named John Wood began a popular bumper sticker campaign with the slogan, "Drum Machines Have No Soul." Not everyone was convinced, including ...

This month we welcome Travis Barker back to the cover of Rhythm. And with good reason. The punk upstart-turned-hip-hop pioneer has classic beats coming out of his ears, and here's the proof... The ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Today marks the 16th anniversary of J Dilla's Donuts. Regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop ...

Jack White doesn’t use a setlist. Leading the way with his jagged guitar-riffs and yelping vocals, onstage White can turn on a dime musically at any moment. And often does. Drummer Daru Jones keeps an ...

Creating the perfect beat is a combined matter of timing, creative genius and just the right rapper to complement it. Since hip-hop's inception, producers spanning The Bomb Squad and J Dilla to Just… ...

Early in the evening on Wednesday last week, a crowd packed into the pink-and-blue confines of the Elvis Guesthouse, a narrow basement bar in New York’s East Village. They were there to hear some ...