Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Roland TR-808 debuted in the '80s and pop music was, effectively, changed forever. Dance music and hip-hop adopted its low-end ...

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'Billboard' takes a look back at Kanye West's '808s & Heartbreak' on the influential album's tenth anniversary. By Michael Saponara “If I hadn’t suffered those losses, I might be too scared to fight ...

Japanese engineer Ikutaro Kakehashi, creator of the iconic 808 drum machine, passed away on April 3, 2017. He was 87. (Kyodo News via AP) Digital music pioneer, Ikutaro Kakehashi, died recently, at ...

It's disarmingly easy to become an amateur DJ in 2017, when an iPhone and a $1.99 app will quickly have you on your way to learning the basics of mixing songs together, or a thumb drive filled with ...

Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak was, upon its impact almost seven years ago, an instant source of bewilderment and fascination. A down-tempo album with little in the way of sampling and more singing ...

Released in 1980, the Roland TR-808 was designed as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit for musicians to record with, but took on a new life in hip-hop, pop, R&B, techno, house and electro, as ...

The Roland TR-808 debuted in the '80s and pop music was, effectively, changed forever. Dance music and hip-hop adopted its low-end bass technology immediately and its jagged effect now flood the Top ...