You might say it was Drake, DJ Premier, or Ice Cube. But the real idea of a beat flip starts with the DJ. In the early days of hip-hop—when DJing was the center of the action and park jams at ...

In this reimagined digital arena, collaboration is as much about networking and mutual support as it is about crafting the perfect beat. The future of hip-hop production is hybrid—melding the ...

It was also a stage for DJs, beatmakers and rappers, and a meeting point for Manchester’s hip-hop community. Now, after years of serving up old-school beats and battered fish, those days have come to ...