Even in his earliest days as a 24-year-old composer fresh out of conservatory, Steve Hackman was already thinking outside the box. His artistic vision continues today with programs like “Tchaikovsky X ...

Maria-Clara’s grand adventures with the Nutcracker and the Mouse King originated in the 19th century but there’s nothing old-fashioned about “The Hip Hop Nutcracker.” The story gets a totally modern ...

You really don’t see country and hip-hop collaborations that much nowadays. It’s a shame, really. These two genres might not have a ton in common musically, but they’re different enough to really ...

Back when hip-hop was seeping out of New York City and becoming the soundtrack of urban American, red states preferred the rootsy melodies of country music. In those years, the idea of combining the ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Much has been made of Aug. 11 being the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, now that someone has decided to give the genre and culture a definitive birth date, tracing its origins back to ...

It's almost quaint to think of a "hip-hop game" by modern standards; hip-hop is everywhere. You can't escape its prevalence and influence. But there was a time when it was, at least in some circles, a ...