What does it take to make the perfect remix? In today's music world, remixes typically have an added verse from another artist. However, if one looks back at remixes from twenty to thirty years ago, ...

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Timothee Chalamet and EsDeeKid put the goofy online rumors about them to rest by collaborating on a remix of the U.K.

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Jeezy and B. Dot debate the best southern rap remix! From Migos to Rick Ross, they crown a winner and Jeezy recalls grabbing ...

Back when hip-hop was seeping out of New York City and becoming the soundtrack of urban American, red states preferred the rootsy melodies of country music. In those years, the idea of combining the ...

Most Oscar Best Actor contenders don’t need to disprove rumors that they’re secretly a British rap artist. Timothée Chalamet, though, is full of surprises — and bars. The Marty Supreme star has just ...

The ongoing feud between Drake and what appears to be every one of his peers in the rap world continues and now Kanye West, Drake’s longtime adversary, has entered the chat. On Saturday, only hours ...

Since 1973 — after DJ Kool Herc hosted a party in the Bronx, NY, that birthed the cultural phenomenon that is hip-hop — women in rap have historically been overlooked for their contributions to the ...

On the surface, the often clean-imaged Korean music industry might not seem like the best fit for the often raunchy and explicit hip-hop genre. However, there’s more to both than meets the eye. Korean ...