I’m not so sure about that. (laughs) (laughs) Well I really admire his talent from when he has had the time to do that as well. Is he doing anything different nowadays? Of course he’s not. (laughs) He doesn’t have a big release this week, but he hasn’t got too far from his usual. He […]
How do they measure time? A beat is an extremely fast pulse of electrons passing from one atom into other. Scientists use these beats and times to measure the length of time, or “second,” the universe takes for the same amount of time that one beat takes. Some units of seconds, called seconds per second […]
Rapper Snoop, the mastermind of the Snoop Dogg Project, explains he and the band members are constantly trying to find an authentic rap sound. “How do you do it?” he asked rhetorically in the episode. “The way people listen to rock or classical music, there’s a rhythm that you can’t really duplicate that in any […]
While gangsta rap is usually referred to as the “rap” music that’s made today, most rap fans know it as being made by a small group that emerged in LA in the late 70s and early 80s. Their musical influences included the likes of LL Cool J, Dr. Dre, and Rakim, as well as the […]
Migos If they are a group that you look to for new talent, who in your opinion has a chance to stand among the best of the bunch? Eminem The next person on the list will probably be me, and I’m pretty damn proud. I’m the youngest on this list by nearly eight years, and […]
The genesis of gangsta rap emerged during the late 1970s in Southern California. It was the era of West Coast rap, a genre heavily influenced by the funk of soul, jazz, funk and R&B. It was a period when West Coast hip-hop was gaining popularity at Los Angeles clubs. The early rappers included Kool Herc, […]
Why are they called rap? Who is credited with writing ‘Black or White’ and ‘If We Ruled the World?’ What does ‘dance to the beat’ mean? This article can help you answer these questions. If you’re still thinking… Why are there different names for the same songs? Why did they call that song ‘All Black […]
5:5, I’m going to go ahead and say that this is definitely not an actual 4:5 bar. Not at all. However, this concept works in a very specific way, and one that isn’t in rap at this moment. We’re not a 4:5 kind of band. Here are what 4:5 meant for rap. It was the […]
In this tutorial I will teach you how to make simple songs and albums from the first step of the process to the final music when you are ready for production. 1. Get access to your computer. First off you need a computer that meets the minimum requirements that you need to be able to […]
NICKISI: I don’t think hip-hop is over, it’s just a different medium and a different generation. My first real job was for a producer to do a whole album, and he knew about me, and I’m just like “yo man go fuck with me!” There’s so many different artists I’ve listened to, some of them […]