Benjamin Kath, who records under the name Ben Jammin Beats, is a Twin Cities–based producer known for crafting hip-hop instrumentals that balance warmth, grit, and emotion.

Chicago producer Lapgan brings hip-hop that samples broadly from the South Asian diaspora to Schubas. Credit: Atif Ateeq The Reader is free. Producing it isn’t. And without your support, we can't ...

All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you were looking for good hip-hop music, 2025 was one of the best years to be a ...

From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

These iconic hip-hop tracks feature melodic pop hooks, in what Wyclef Jean once called a "Beauty and the Beast" approach to ...