The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure ...

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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Full Force is one of those rare musical collectives that managed to balance the art of producing hits for others with the ability to craft their own catalog of memorable tracks.

A late 1980s, early ‘90s music group is making a comeback. Grammy-winning new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley announced that ...