At first glance, rapper Shwayze seems a lot like every other rapper to recently hit the club scene. The first single from his new album, "Let It Beat," is a pulsating, rhythmic wasteland of auto-tune ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hip Hop hooks have the power to capture the essence of a song and turn it into a timeless anthem. These catchy choruses not only ...

Think back to the hip-hop songs that stay ingrained in the brain. There's usually one common thread throughout each. The rappers have crafted hooks that fit the vibe of their tracks so well that it's ...

Wyclef Jean once explained to me the thinking behind blending pop and hip-hop. He called it “Beauty and the Beast.” It’s similar to the quiet verses and loud choruses that defined alternative rock in ...

Squabbling is a staple of hip-hop music. So is stealing. Except hip-hop artists have never considered it stealing to take riffs and pieces from each other's work. It's a form of creative appropriation ...

Hip-hop at it's core is lyrics on a beat, with both being vital for the final product. Throughout the genre's history, there have been some truly incredible beats that turned producers into stars, and ...

Back when rappers were dead set on either spitting harsh rhymes or dancefloor anthems, Whodini began injecting R&B and funk elements into its hip hop songs. That style peaks on “Freaks Come Out at ...