Sound Selection

Lil Tecca's first mixtape We Love You Tecca sees dancehall influences on his biggest songs. Here's a quick look at how these dancehall sounds appear in this album.

Summer Walker's debut album, Over it, serves as her diary as she's launched into the spotlifht. The R&B singer has a personal song relationship to her music that comes out in this album in a few different ways.

Charli XCX's new album Charli brings together all of her influences into an album that represents her life. Charli's love of pop music meets her life of partying leading to a collection of pop and electronic songs that covers everything Charli XCX has expierenced.

Post Malone's Hollywood's Bleeding is his 3rd studio album and a final push away from the bloodsuckers in the entertainment industry. This is the story of Hollywood's Bleeding and how it comes through in the music.

Autotune is a pitch correcting software that has permeated music with its ability to fix vocals and create new sounds. This is a brief history of autotune told through the stories of Andy Hildebrand, Cher, T-Pain and more

The Compact Cassette was the beginning of the portable music revolution. This is the story of the revolutionary technology told through the stories of Phillips engineer Lou Ottens, Sony executive Norio Ohga, Dj Kool Herc, and many more.

Vinyl Records were the first format to bring music into people's everyday life. This story follows Vinyl Records from their invention in the form of shellac records to their demise at the hands of CD's and surprising rebirth today.

Streaming payouts are complicated and nobody is happy with how they work. Artists arn't getting enough to survive and Spotify isn't turning a profit. Where is all the money going? Let's follow a $10 subscription and see where the money ends up.

ScHoolboy Q's CrasH Talk is full of unsettling production reflecting to his usual topics of drug use and gang banging. Here's a brief look at numb numb juice, floating, and dangerous to see how this production gives such an uneasy feeling.

Juice Wrld's Death Race for Love is one of the most popular albums out, dominating streaming with its 23 tracks. This feat is thanks in part to his ability to freestyle. Juice Wrld is famous for his freestyling ability, having freestyled for one whole hour on Westwood. Lets look at how freestyling impacts Death Race for Love

Drip or Drown 2, the latest project from Atlanta rapper Gunna and producer Turbo, leans into an underwater theme. How did they put their music in this submerged atmosphere?

Old Town Road was one of the biggest country songs until it got removed from the billboard country charts, but is it any different from any other country song out today?

Billie Eilish just dropped her debut album 'when we all fall asleep where do we go' full of crazy production and vocal effects. Here's a discussion of the vocal effect used in Xanny, Bad Guy, and others.

Benny Blanco is one of the biggest producers in music, making hits with Ke$ha, Katey Perry, Maroon 5 and more. Eastside is the first single from his debut album Friends Keep Secrets. Here's a look at how Benny gets the best out of artists by being their therapist.

Post Malone's Beerbongs & Bentleys is one of 2018's biggest albums, full of a range of sounds. Let's look at how Post works in all of these different genres while making it all fit into one album.

Ariana Grande dropped both Sweetener and Thank U, Next in less than 6 months. Here's a look at Thank U, Next and how it's sounds are shaped by the tragedies in Ariana's life.

Charlie Puth's Voicenotes marks a transition into a world of retro pop funk. Not only is this album full of hits, but Puth produces, mixes, and fills tracks with unique vocals. Here's a breakdown Puth's musical choices making this Grammy nominated album.

Pusha-T's latest album, Daytona, is the laser focused culmination of his career. let's look at this album from the perspective of Kanye's production. What musical choices does he make to craft Pusha-T's perfect album?

Metro Boomin is one of the biggest producers in music, making songs with 21 Savage, Travis Scott, Future, and countless others. Heres a look at how Metro sets up melodies in his recent release, Not All Heroes Wear Capes. Original content was composed in FL Studio.