In the midst of his Saturday night Verzuz battle with Lil Jon, T-Pain played the 2008 favorite “Blame It” with Jamie Foxx. Lil Jon cheekily replied, “Cute… you made an alcohol song” before noting, “I ...

As Friday night's guest, Rebel Wilson landed at the stages of NBC's 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' to engage in a beat battle challenge with the host. By Trilby Beresford As Friday night’s ...

On a Sunday evening in late November, up-and-coming hip-hop producer and artist Loudy Luna played her music for a room full of the biggest stars in rap. As she picked through her catalog of beats, ...

Dallas has the necessary ingredients to become a new epicenter of hip hop. Artists are at the forefront of this movement, but it wouldn’t be happening without a talented crop of local producers who ...

I haven’t really gotten far in Custom Beat Battle: Draglade since it arrived yesterday, but I want to give you guys some early impressions about Dimps’ game. When you start Custom Beat Battle: ...

Once again it's on! Another epic beat battle between two hip-hop super producers is set to take place, and this one will involve Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. Swizzy set the stage for the battle to pop ...

Battle rapping is known as a competitive aspect of hip-hop, thanks to Eminem’s 2002 film “8 Mile.” But rappers don’t participate in less-familiar “beat battles,” which instead showcase producers and ...

In March, many of us entered self-isolation with deluded hopes about how we’d fill our days. I was determined to limit social media use, conscious of both the anxiety that logging on can exacerbate ...

Beat Assembly is a night of show-and-prove for local producers. Every month, Crown & Harp on Greenville Avenue plays host to a meeting of musical minds. It’s one half party, the other half a workshop ...