There are only a handful of sample sources that have managed to thread multiple generations of rap production. Sure, there’s the “Funky Drummer” break and the countless variations of “Footsteps in the ...

The '80s was hip-hop's Wild West. These 10 essential Golden Era albums defined the genre and still hit like a brick today.

Sampling has been part of the genre since the beginning. The rapper names the three songs that artists keep turning to.

Ask 10 hip-hop fans of different ages what the greatest year in rap music was, and you’ll get 10 different answers. Music consumption is a deeply personal endeavor, shaped by individual taste and ...

As the year comes to an end, we are wading deep into list season. Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay tribute to a ...

The aforementioned Utopia has a dozen flips, but another one of 2023’s best rap albums, Gunna’s A Gift and a Curse, has no credited samples. In fact, trap producers typically don’t sample much.