In the mid-1980s, Ron G. became the master of the blend tape. By putting together R&B and hip-hop instrumentals, he and a DJ named Hot Day (whose "Hot Day Master Mix" married New Edition to Public ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like ABIR and Lihtz. August has arrived, and with it comes the first whispers of autumn. There’s still a bit more summertime left in the ...

Jeremih floats on his current radio hit, “Planes.” He darts around the spare beat with impeccable precision, he creatively combines Migos-style triplets with choppier patterns, all while hitting high ...

This list contains many of the year’s best-selling acts and, track-for-track, it looks like a fairly representative cross-section of 2013 pop. Except it’s not pop—at least, not according to the ...