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The world’s 20 highest-paid hip-hop acts have earned about $4.5 billion over the past decade—not bad for a genre spawned from the ashes of the South Bronx. With the help of hip-hop’s founding [...]

JayQuan chronicles the career and work of super producer Larry Smith by comparing & contrasting his production for Run DMC, Whodini and others. Written,narrated,edited & lived by JayQuan.

The legacy of the TR-808’s boom transcends genre—touching on everything from hip-hop and R&B to techno and house. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary drum machine, a group of [...]