You might think that beatboxing, with its harsh, high-energy percussive sounds, would be harder on the voice than the sweet song of a soprano. But according to new research by voice expert Dr. H.

On the hip-hop scene, “beatboxing” — the term for the art of creating rhythms and sound effects with the human voice — has taken a back seat to rapping, DJing, emceeing, break dancing and graffiti art ...

Long before we had London On Da Track, or boomin’ beats from Metro, Hip Hop possessed a simpler sound. With one mic, and their mouth, coupled with a knack for rhythmic sounds: A beatboxer didn’t need ...

As any amateur rapper knows, simulating the beat of a drum or the scratch of a turntable with nothing other than the lips, voice, mouth, and tongue takes skill. When done properly, a master can trick ...

A team of scientists from the University of Southern California (USC) are taking on a decades-old mystery concerning the human brain and how it processes utterances that aren’t linguistic in nature.

At the TechFellow event on Friday, we had the opportunity to demo a musical mobile app that lets you beatbox on your iPhone. Developed by Dutch startup Monodomo, bChamp is $0.99 at the app store. The ...

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Beatboxers can create the sound of snare drums, basslines, high hats and other beats all at once. And while it’s entertaining to listen to, what’s the science behind those beats? Scientists scanned ...

In showers, in classrooms, at the dinner table and on American Idol, beatboxing is in the air. The art of making vocal percussion -- popular in jazz and rap circles for years -- has entered the ...

Beatboxing is a musical art form in which performers use their vocal tract to create percussive sounds, and a team of researchers is using real-time MRI to study the production of beatboxing sounds.

Doug E. Fresh (shown above, performing at the Legends of Hip Hop Tour in February 2011) was a beatboxing pioneer in the 1980s. © Briana E. Heard/Corbis It is always ...

According to new research by a voice expert, beatboxing may actually be gentler on injury-prone vocal cords. You might think that beatboxing, with its harsh, high-energy percussive sounds, would be ...