On March 22, catch the Jebb Mac Band at Wahoo’s Fish House in Murrells Inlet from 7:30 to 11 p.m. The band plays everything ...

This article explores underappreciated soul and funk compositions that should be remixed for modern hip-hop music. The Funky 16 Corners” by The Highlighters The Highlighters, originating from ...

Funk’s influence is deeply embedded in hip ... jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove worked with the Soulquarians, a collective of neo-soul and hip-hop artists including Erykah Badu, Common, Questlove ...

Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur talks about Angie Stone's profound impact on music talking to legends of Hip-Hop Culture.

The group known for hits like "Computer Love" and "More Bounce to the Ounce" continue to influence R&B and hip-hop music ...

On March 1, 2025, the music world mourned the loss of Angie Stone, a celebrated singer and songwriter who left an indelible mark on the soul and hip-hop genres ... hit single, “Funk You Up”.

Roy Ayers was a beloved sample source who made it a point to collaborate with rappers as the genre rose to prominence ...

Hip-hop production stalwarts such as J. Dilla, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Madlib, and others have sampled from his six-decade-spanning catalog of jazz and funk-laced compositions.

A new generation of artists has rewritten the definition of rap to make the genre a cultural powerhouse yet again.

Stone, a Grammy-nominated R&B singer who rose to fame in the late 1970s, was known for hits like "No More Rain" and "Wish I ...

Roy Ayers, the trailblazer of jazz, funk and neo-soul whose "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" proved a hugely popular hip-hop ...

H.E.R. directs a documentary full of all-star conversations framed around archival footage of an artist who remains an ...