Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

The best things we saw on Saturday, March 15 at SXSW 2025 included an in-store performance by country Charley Crockett and more ...

In August 2018, rap icon Mac Miller released his album “Swimming,” following a journey of loss and self-discovery, a stark ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Larrenwong, PlaqueBoyMax and Dylan Sinclair.

Raised in a neighborhood known for its challenges, Lamar began writing poetry at a young age, later transitioning into rap. His early ... With a smooth, laid-back beat, the track explores the ...

This is even more resplendent in the chorus when the duo’s voices entwine over the strong backbeat ... song with her high-pitched rapid-fire rap skimming over a crisp hi-hat beat.

At this event, Herc extended the instrumental beat, or backbeat, to keep people dancing for longer ... One night in 1978, Harry and Stein accompanied him to a rap event in the Bronx and were enthused ...

Today . . . Metro activist Justice Horn was at the forefront of the the anti-Trump march that garnered HUNDREDS of protesters who took over the the entertainment district early Saturday evening.

A self-written tune which highlighted New Jack Swing’s meld of hip-hop attitude with R&B slickness, the single blended jazzy chords and harmonies over a handclap-heavy backbeat. – Charles ...