Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Music City continues to live up to its name, not only in the realm of country music, but also in the world of hip-hop and R&B.

Major hip-hop acts like NBA Youngboy, Playboi Carti and MGK are scheduled to perform in Music City this fall. Renowned R&B artists, including Raphael Saadiq, Brandy, Monica, and Erykah Badu, also have ...

Hip-hop and R&B have traveled from the raw, message-driven beats of the '80s and '90s to today’s melodic, genre-blending sound. Artists like Blxst embody the modern wave—mixing rap and R&B with ...

Although Denver is not widely known as a hip-hop destination (yet), iconic artists from Missy Elliott to Tyler, the Creator to Wiz Khalifa stop by the city on tour, and there is always an audience ...

Finally, several hip-hop and R&B icons were announced as part of the newest class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees last ...

AI-powered platforms are transforming R&B and hip-hop production by streamlining lyric writing, beat creation, mixing, mastering, and sound design. Services such as Verselab, Lyrical Labs, and ...