As for the music itself, well, country's sounding a lot like hip-hop too. You've got trap beats. 808 kick drums. Rap-like rhythms. Even beatboxing. So, why is Nashville borrowing so heavily from ...

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Snoop Dogg is gearing up to release his 20th solo album Missionary soon, and it's entirely produced by Dr. Dre.

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With Howard University celebrating its 100th Homecoming celebration in 2024, Director of Bands Chancellor Mills was searching for the perfect opportunity to impact the program in his first year on the ...

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Hip-hop originated in the Bronx ... a platform to have their voices heard. The beat was almost always in 4/4 time, and the music often included drum machines and synthesizers.

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I love “Q’s Jook Joint” because, in the middle of the nineties, with the musical landscape changing around him, with hip-hop ...

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