Hip-hop can document life in America more reliably than history books

April 8, 2025

By: The Conversation

As the stars of hip-hop’s golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music

November 8, 2024

By: The Conversation

Rich Homie Quan’s cause of death reveals deeper issue of how drug use impacts hip-hop culture

October 4, 2024

By: A.R. Shaw, Executive Editor

Why Rich Homie Quan’s death adds to the sad reality of rappers we lost too soon

September 8, 2024

By: A.R. Shaw, Executive Editor

Missy Elliott tours as a headliner − and it’s about time

August 4, 2024

By: The Conversation

Prodigy’s personal mythology: Remembering the ‘fallen angel’ of Mobb Deep

June 14, 2024

By: The Conversation

Why do American rappers see Drake as not Black enough?

May 22, 2024

By: The Conversation

Rap ‘beef’ as public spectacle is a dangerous game that artists rarely win

May 14, 2024

By: The Conversation

OutKast released their debut album 30 years ago: How ‘Southernplayalistic’ changed Atlanta history

April 28, 2024

By: A.R. Shaw, Executive Editor

From America to Africa: Hip-Hop in the Motherland 50 years later

December 30, 2023

By: Site Editor