This one is pretty straightforward. Kanye West cites Laurie Anderson’s vocoder use on“O Superman”as one of the biggest influences forhow he utilizes Autotune, and the artistry behind that technique has since permeated much of pop and hip-hop.-C.S. ...
Bounce has had consistent impact on the sound of pop, especially dance-pop, over the last decade, thanks largely to Big Freedia’s continuous presence. The reigning queen of the NOLA-bred hip-hop sub-genre — notable for it’s use of call-and-response as well as beats that sound exactl...
m still thinking I'm in a dream because I can't believe that they will let a real hip-hop artist grace the stage in an NFL Super Bowl. We're just going to wait for that moment and put something together that's spectacular, and do what we're known for doing and add on to the ...
Detroit native rapper Eminem was on top of the world by 2002 when he released his fourth album "The Eminem Show." As opposed to his previous two records, this one was only partly produced by hip-hop legend Dr. Dre, with some tracks produced by the artist himself. Consequently, the album...
cubeatz kevin and tim gomringer, the german twin brothers who make up the production duo cubeatz, have had a major influence on the american rap industry. after producing for a number of german hip-hop acts in the early 2010s, cubeatz began sending packs of loops via email to producers ...
counterculture in the late ’80s, could have so much influence on American teenagers in 2024 really speaks to this. Shoegaze Now is one of the playlists where we’ve seen this discovery happen. Turning to our influential editorial playlists, how did these shape...
So how did it happen? How did R&B/hip-hop pull into first place on the charts? The latest episode of Billboard Explains breaks down exactly how R&B/hip-hop became the biggest genre in the U.S., by looking at its early influence, innovative evolutions and explosion in the streaming ...
& Rakim are hip-hop pioneers whose influence is still being heard today. But seeing how the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame indicts just one rap artist each year, it was between them and A Tribe Called Quest, and Tribe are the more deserving artists. Still, if the Rock Hall can make room...
between kings and gods are themes Lamar revisits often onMr. Morale & The Big Steppers. He uses lines like "Kendrick made you think about it, but he is not your savior" and songs like "Mirror" to reject the unforeseen, God-like expectations that ca...
Billie, there's something in your eye. Carried by its eye-catching (sorry) music video, When The Party's Over is a bare-bones piano ballad, stripped of all the hip-hop beats and sinister sonic flourishes that would go on to define Billie's first album, it's achieved 197 million strea...