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 ...

Interviews with Afrika Bambaataa, Questlove, Pharrell, Rick Rubin and more are featured in a film documenting the story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine debuting Dec. 9 as an Apple Music exclusive.

The English are a curious lot and among their many curiosities is a tendency to overthink and overanalyze various musical trends. Like the fabled trainspotters who camp out in railway stations ...

'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 ...

One of the only good things Kanye West has done this year is collectively remind us that “Paranoid” exists. It’s a song that almost certainly wouldn't make the cut for his set list – if West still ...

Even if you've never heard of the Roland TR-808 drum machine, you've definitely heard it. Developed in Japan as a user-friendly way to produce an electronic drum beat, the 808 grew into one of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...