On this day in 1994, Pete Rock and CL Smooth released their second and final studio album, The Main Ingredient, through Elektra Records. Today marks the 31st anniversary of this timeless classic that ...

Twenty-five years after its release, hindsight reveals one now-dated aspect of Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Volume 1: The front cover refers to its fusion of hip-hop and jazz as “experimental.” In 1993, the ...

While blogs and hip-hop both have incendiary reputations, one hip-hop blogger has become a minor star for bringing thoughtfulness to both disciplines. John Randolph, better known as Jay Smooth, posts ...

Well, it’s here. After the customary mega hype and predictable delays, Kanye West’s gospelized new album “Jesus is King” has been born. (Or should we say born again). You might recall, the Franklin ...

As a student at the Berklee College of Music, Meghan Stabile's peers were jazz musicians who grew up with hip-hop as popular music. So during her last semester of study, she first put together a show ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! Do you have a place in your heart that’s been empty for five years, one that can only be ...

Audiophiles have been lamenting that jazz — the ever-evolving sound that has offered its own soundtrack to the changing tides of modern culture — has been relegated to fading cult popularity over the ...