Essence

How Did Hip-Hop And R&B Become One Genre?

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...
Billboard

The Top Producers of the 21st Century on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

Here's who produced the most No. 1s on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the first quarter of the century, as part of Billboard's yearlong retrospective. After wrapping the last century on a high note that ...
PBS

Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way

NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the ...
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From beats to ballads, must-see hip-hop and R&B concerts coming to Nashville this fall

Music City continues to live up to its name, not only in the realm of country music, but also in the world of hip-hop and R&B. Nashville is proving its versatility, hosting an exciting lineup of ...
Dallas Observer

5 New Artists You Should Know in Hip-Hop and R&B

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Billboard

Thanks to Gunna’s ‘wgft,’ Burna Boy Scores First Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

The Nigerian superstar's feature fuels the career benchmark. By Trevor Anderson Burna Boy lands a career milestone on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as the superstar picks up his first top ...