On this day in 1993, Blastmaster KRS-One stepped out on his own and released his first solo album, Return of the Boom Bap, marking a powerful new chapter in the legacy of Boogie Down Productions.

Logic is consumed by his love for nostalgia and YSIV is his personal and myopic monument to a bygone era. Across 14 tracks, the Maryland rapper is obsessed with the idea of "boom-bap”—a phrase he uses ...

Anderson Paak offers a mission statement early on his Malibu album, which hit shelves last Friday: “I bring you greetings from the first church of boom bap-tists.” Boom bap, a head-nodding subgenre of ...

DIIV just released their terrific fourth album Frog in Boiling Water (read our review) which pulls influence from all manner of early-’90s alt-rock and lands right as the current shoegaze revival is ...

Boom bap stands as one of the most iconic cornerstones of hip‑hop’s sonic identity, a production aesthetic that reverberates with the gritty pulse of urban streets and the meticulous craftsmanship of ...

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Blastmaster KRS 1 dropped his first solo album 30 years ago today. Sometimes the best way to do things is to do it yourself. This is the realization that KRS, the general of the Boogie Down ...

It’s been nearly a decade since the iconic concert Rock the Bells brought hip-hop’s greatest acts together for a night of epic performances. In 2008, monumental MCs such as A Tribe Called Quest, the ...

"Even if you're like the most upstanding citizen, I feel like turning up and getting stupid from time to time is necessary." - Shiftee May 18, 2017 ...

Seattle Weekly: As Boom Bap Project, you, DJ Scene, and Destro have been around Seattle’s hip-hop scene for a few years, but your new album, Reprogram, is being released by Rhymesayers Entertainment, ...