Hip-Hop

10 New hip-hop stars to watch in 2013

Hip-hop thrives with the introduction of new voices to the ever-growing music genre. In 2012, Kendrick Lamar became hip-hop’s top new artist by releasing an

Mela Machinko prepping Jay-Z-inspired soul album

Mela Machinko has energy to spare. The Brookly, N.Y.-born singer-songwriter is a powerhouse onstage with a playful-yet-undeniably strong persona that seems to permeate every corner