Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

This dance vibe – in which a base drum provides a steady four-four beat – became the heartbeat of house music, creating an enduring structure for DJs to layer basslines, percussion and melodies. In a ...

Hip-hop originated in the Bronx area of New York ... giving young African Americans a platform to have their voices heard. The beat was almost always in 4/4 time, and the music often included ...

The emergence of a new music genre, hip hop ... new beat. This technique effectively evolved turntablism from reworking existing tracks to composing music. With the rise of hip hop the DJ had ...