Hip-Hop for the Infinite Scroll
He’s the undisputed main character of hip-hop for listeners his age and younger, and Music, his first album since 2020, is ...
Masters of the Mic hip-hop show coming to Tuscaloosa this summer
Masters of the Mic, featuring Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, Treach and EPMD will play Mercedes-Benz ...
How Did Playboi Carti’s ‘Music’ Score the Biggest Hip-Hop Debut of the Year?
This week's Five Burning Questions looks at the stellar performance of Carti's second full-length of the 2020s, which seems ...
Saba and No ID’s ‘From the Private Collection’ Is a Cross-Generational Labor of Hip-Hop Love
Saba and No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations. Saba is the cerebral rap poet who made his name with corrosively pained classics like 2018’s Care for Me and 2022’s ...
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From Kendrick Lamar to Missy Elliot, The Best Rags To Riches Stories in Hip-Hop
Several MCs including 50 Cent, Missy Elliot and DMX went through some incredibly difficult times to achieve success.
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10 hip-hop icons who overcame immense adversity
From 50 Cent's survival after being shot to Cardi B's rise from stripper to superstar, these 10 hip hop artists overcame ...
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OJ Da Juiceman returns with hard-hitting album, 'OJ Da Juiceman, Pt. 2'
Atlanta artist OJ Da Juiceman has returned with a fresh album called OJ Da Juiceman, Pt. 2. Growing up on the east side of ...
'Like That': How one song escalated the Drake, Kendrick Lamar feud to what it is now
Like That,' released in March 2024, was the boiling point for the Drake vs Kendrick battle, which experts say reached "global ...
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Saba and No ID’s ‘From the Private Collection’ Is a Cross-Generational Labor of Hip-Hop Love
Saba and No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations ... It’s a an experimental masterpiece where old school meets next school, with both artists rising to the ...
'It proved the US's biggest gangsta rapper could be vulnerable': How Tupac wrote the ultimate anthem for single mothers
The iconic 90s hip-hop artist was known for his pained intensity. But Dear Mama, a tribute to his mother Afeni, showed off ...