The New York Times – Music:
He produced, arranged or engineered many of the era’s biggest nightclub hits, even if his records rarely got much play on the radio.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Beyoncé’s ‘Break My Soul,’ and 12 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by Taylor Swift, the Mars Volta, Gorillaz featuring Thundercat and others.
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Meghan Stabile, Who Linked Jazz and Hip-Hop, Dies at 39
The New York Times – Music:
Shows that she produced on a shoestring sought to energize the jazz scene by connecting with younger audiences accustomed to D.J.s and turntables.
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Drake Hits the Nightclub
The New York Times – Music:
How did the rapper arrive on the dance floor? And what subcultures and expectations might he experiment with next?
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Drake’s ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Review: Now It’s Time to Dance
The New York Times – Music:
On his seventh album, “Honestly, Nevermind,” the pop disrupter who rethought rap’s relationship with melody opts for a new direction: nightclub abandon.
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Drake Looks for Love, Repeatedly, and 9 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by beabadoobee, Perfume Genius, the Beths and others.
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Drake Surprise Releases a New Album, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’
The New York Times – Music:
The rapper’s 14-track seventh studio album came out at midnight, about six hours after it was announced on social media.
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The Fall of Kidd Creole: Inside a Rap Pioneer’s Tragic Descent
The New York Times – Music:
As a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, he helped invent hip-hop. He spent the rest of his life trying recapture that glory. Then, in seven minutes on a Manhattan street, it all came to an end.