Ask 10 hip-hop fans of different ages what the greatest year in rap music was, and you’ll get 10 different answers. Music consumption is a deeply personal endeavor, shaped by individual taste and ...

You can still catch “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” released on Hulu. The television series was created by The RZA, the brains of ...

Baton Rouge’s hip-hop story is heading back to the big screen with the premiere of “Diamonds in the Dirt 3: The Dumbway,” the ...

Kendrick and Drake’s recent beef is merely one in a fabled line of feuds that have shaped the history of hip-hop as we know it. Whether revolutionary, zeitgeist-defining or just plain silly, rap beef ...

In my opinion, the most dominant topic within rap discourse is the question of who innovates the genre. From old school legends such as Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash, to the likes of JID and Doechii ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...

Though they might not always be as heralded, women have played crucial roles in some of the most impactful rap battles in history. Now, in a debut book from veteran culture writer Brooklyn White-Grier ...

On this day, 38 years ago, the legendary Queens trio Run DMC delivered one of the most beloved holiday anthems in rap history with the release of their single “Christmas in Hollis”. The track first ...

Seven albums. One culture. Infinite impact. An onslaught of Hip-Hop “Mount Rushmores ” has recently flooded social media and various internet spaces to continue the never-ending debate of “the best.” ...

Creating a vinyl collection of classic rap albums from Los Angeles is nearly an impossible task. From G-funk to gangsta rap to jerkin’, ratchet, and nervous music, the city has had a wildly prolific ...