Hip Hop

Amine Edge & DANCE are on a mission. Coming up from the not-so-mean streets of Marseilles, the production/DJ duo bonded as kids over a shared...

Roland have just announced the all new Aira range and as everyone expected there is a shout back to some of the original Roland synths and Drum machines that have help to shape dance music culture for over 20 years.

Nick Wilson is an inveterate crate-digger. There's little he enjoys more than delving in the dusty racks of record emporiums to unearth rich seams of...

It all started for the duo when they put on their own parties in their native Chicago under the Get Outta The Hood banner.

This Bank Holiday Weekend (Sunday 5th May), Camden's Koko is hosting a night of hip hop history featuring some of the genre's most well-respected DJs coming together to show off their skills on the turntables.

Lenzman aka Teije Van Vliet has come a long way since his first release on Nookie's Strictly Digital back in 2006. Since then the soulful d&b gent has released on Metalheadz, Soul:R, SGN LTD and many more. He is currently working on an album for Goldie's iconic label and is collaborating with graf artists to create a visual aspect to his work. We thought it was about time we got him in for a chat.

Trap is the slow-rolling, synth-heavy, snare-snappin' sound that's swept underground dancefloors and stadiums alike across the US and Europe. But what is trap? Is it a genre of its own? Where does it come from? Why's it so popular — and why's it hated in equal measure? Does it have a future? Danna Takako investigates...

Great news for J Dilla fans, the estate of the late James Yancy have announced a new unreleased LP titled 'The Diary'. Many Dilla fans belive this is the 'lost' album which was meant to be released way back in the early 2000s on MCA.

Blue Daisy has teamed up with rapper Hey!Zeus - who featured on his 2011 LP - to form rap duo Dahlia Black to inject something "nu" into the UK hip hop scene with debut single 'Fuck A Rap Song'.