Eleven time Grammy award winning singer / songwriter John Legend reveals the process behind some of his biggest hits including collaborations with André 3000, Tiësto, Common and will.i.am in a new video for Pitchfork. In the 15 minute video, Legend explains how songs evolve from scatted ideas to complete songs, often remixed several times before a final version is settled on. Legend goes on to speak about how he selected the sample for his recent single 'Actions', which samples ...
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Veteran UK rapper Rodney P hosts a brand new BBC documentary exploring the impact of the British Jazz Funk scene. In just under an hour, the London Posse rapper explores how the children of the Windrush generation found identity in the musical fusion of Jazz, Funk and Disco emanating from the US, creating a scene centered around the power of dance which would go on to influence all aspects of British dance music culture. From the suburban dance weekenders and ...
This week's Verzuz 'Battle of the Dogs' has set both Snoop Dogg and DMX trending on the site. While there's some of the usual debate as to which artist carried the crown in the battle, we thought we'd take a quick look at the numbers that back up the careers of the two celebrated rappers.
At a glance there's little doubt that Snoop is the more prolific of the two. It's worth noting that, while ...