On this date in 1989, Brooklyn’s own Pete Nice from Bed-Stuy teamed up with Far Rockaway lyricist MC Serch and DJ Richie Rich to drop 3rd Bass’ debut album, The Cactus Album, on the Def Jam/Columbia ...
On June 18, 1991, Queens-based rap trio 3rd Bass released their second and final studio album, Derelicts of Dialect. Arriving two years after their critically acclaimed debut, The Cactus Album, the ...
One of the latest innovations in dance music is freeform—a style that gets headbangers throwing down on the dancefloor. The genre, which saw early support from Liquid Stranger's WAKAAN label, is best ...
Bass Music x Hip-Hop happens at West End Trading Credit: Photo courtesy Dizzlephunk/Facebook When last we checked in with ever-busy Orlando DJ and musician Dizzlephunk, his band Universal Funk ...
April 12 has witnessed many remarkable developments in hip-hop and R&B. American R&B singer Prentiss Barnes was born on this ...
Six-Step — A foundational move that resembles walking in a circle on the ground Freeze — Holding a balance-intensive position in interesting ways. Popping Boogaloo — Hip, knee and head movements that ...
Bass plays a vital role in a trip-hop track. Much like trip-hop beats (which we've covered here), using bassline loops is a perfectly valid approach, and memorable trip-hop tracks such as Portishead’s ...