A Timbaland beat can make you feel everything all at once. Call it the mosaic approach: The longtime producer picks a sample; blends it with odd, custom tones he crafted himself; throws in some ...

The longtime producer picks a sample; blends it with odd, custom tones he crafted himself; throws in some polyrhythm; and then spits out a futuristic production that sounds like it was beamed directly ...

Whether you want to "Crank That" to some Soulja Boy or embrace your Southern roots with Houston's own Mike Jones, rap, ...

Sampling isn’t just recycling old sounds—it’s a powerful form of musical storytelling that bridges generations, honors ...

Transform, the premier global community shaping the future of people and work, has returned to Las Vegas for its most groundbreaking event yet. From March 17-19, 2025, at Wynn Las Vegas, Transform is ...

As a counter to the lack of live music events, veteran US music producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland launched the Verzuz ...

Arooj Aftab has given her song “Raat Ki Rani” from her album Night Reign and there are serious early-’90s Pure Moods vibes ... hip hop crossover hits that Timbaland and The Neptunes were ...

Five years ago, at the start of 2020, I was looking forward to the publication of my book, Terraformed: Young Black Lives in the Inner City and eager ...

New opportunities are opening for St. Louis creatives. Recently Tschuss Bar (pronounced “chooss”) has been producing music ...

A.S. For all the talk about their ’90s rock influences ... Boutin crafted a beat with the hip-hop stomp of Imperial-era Timbaland, and on it, McRae exudes Furtado’s same seductive swagger.