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A list of the top 50 hip-hop artists that have influenced footwear and fashion in the 50 years of the music genre's culture-defining history.

Arthur Verocai, a legendary Brazilian artist sampled by MF Doom, Ludacris, Action Bronson and more, is embarking on his very first U.S. tour.

Record Time is Paste’s monthly column that takes a glimpse into the wide array of new vinyl releases currently flooding record stores around the world, and all the gear that is part of the ongoing surge in vinyl culture. Rather than run down every fresh bit of wax in the marketplace, we’ll home in on special editions, reissues and unusual titles that come across our desk with an interest in discussing both the music and how it is pressed and presented. This month, that includes a boxed set o...

João Donato, the Grammy-nominated Brazilian pianist whose recording career stretched back to 1951, has died at the age of 88.

This week's Notable Releases include the devastating third album from New York singer/songwriter Julie Byrne, long-awaited comebacks from PJ Harvey and ANOHNI and the Johnsons, and more...

Drummer Tony Allen helped establish Afrobeat as a politically charged, socially conscious, eminently danceable musical force. 

As we continue to celebrate hip-hop's 50th anniversary, here's how A Tribe Called Quest helped me appreciate one of the most important aspects of the genre.

Today In Hip Hop History: D'Angelo Dropped His Debut LP 'Brown Sugar' 28 Years Ago D'Angelo Dropped His Debut LP 'Brown Sugar' 28 Years Ago

Hip-Hop turning 50 is not only a celebration of music but of life and culture. So, the best way to understand its journey from questionable fad to a global entity is with these must-watch docs below. 1. Rhyme & Reason (1997) The 90s era of Hip-Hop was different. It was the beginning stages of rap music’s […]

Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Adrian Younge is set to release the 18th edition of he and Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s Jazz Is Dead, this time featuring legendary drummer Tony Allen. The late Allen, who Brian Eno described as “perhaps the greatest drummer who ever lived,” died in 2020, but even in death, his music continues...