That was 50 years ago today. Though hip-hop’s oft-repeated origin story historically prioritizes the gift of poetics, we forget that rap’s storm of funk got the people going. From DJ Kool Herc’s ...

From discovering production at UCF to collaborations with Juicy J and Zaytoven, Tape B has built his sound around the increasingly fluid relationship between hip-hop and bass music. Long before Tape B ...

On this date in 1989, Bed Stuy emcee Pete Nice joined forces with Far Rock mic ripper MC Serch and DJ RIchie Rich for the release of 3rd Bass’ debut LP The Cactus Album on the Def Jam/Columbia imprint ...

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 ...

3rd Bass is celebrating the 35th anniversary of their debut, The Cactus Album, which arrived via Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records in November 1989. After years of not speaking, MC Serch and Pete ...

Anthony Tidd is Philly/NYC transplant, originally from London. He’s a Grammy Award-winning musician, bassist, composer, producer, curator, and occasional writer of words. He owns the TidbiT Sonos ...

The Queens rapper's monster hit reached the milestone 12 years after its initial release. By Kyle Denis Just a few months after picking up her seventh competitive MTV Video Music Award (best hip-hop ...

There is a type of music that has made "whether the bass is solid" the very standard for whether a song is good or bad. That ...

The classic rock era often centers around flashy guitar solos, front-and-center vocal melodies, and massive drum fills. But there are certainly some incredible bassists from that golden age. It’s hard ...

So much of great bass playing is taken from what has come before. When hip-hop was born, much of its inspiration came from building loops from drums and bass. Classic bass lines from the ’70s were ...