While countless end-of-year lists circulate each December, few captured hip hop’s devotion to lyricism like the Genius “2025 In Review.” Despite narratives suggesting otherwise, the data show that ...
Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his title cuts more than one way. It indicates both that hip-hop is a ...
In 2023 Ahmir Thompson, known as Questlove, curated the “Hip-Hop at 50” tribute for the Grammy Awards. The harrowing experience, in which Mr. Thompson had to distill a half century of music—and ...
Hip-Hop and The White House (now streaming on Hulu) is the first documentary from &360, an anthology series produced by Andscape, the rebranded identity of ESPN and Disney’s The Undefeated. Written ...
Discover What’s Streaming On: Disney+ brings the spectacle of The Hip Hop Nutcracker to homes across the globe via a brand new holiday special. The legendary Rev Run emcees the event, which remixes ...
No one is having a better year than Doechii. The Florida rapper, “The Swamp Rula,” released her critically-acclaimed mixtape “Alligator Bites Never Heal” in August 2024 and hasn’t hit the brakes since ...
In the world of hip-hop, 2024 has been full of drama, viral moments, triumphs and letdowns. The year began with criticisms of the Grammys’ treatment of Black artists and is ending with conversations ...
Hip-Hop Where culture, creativity and commentary collide. Sharp, insightful reviews that break down the beats, bars and production that define the hip-hop genre, helping readers discover emerging ...
The addictive boom-bap of 1990s hip-hop never left the building. In fact, it’s right here in Charleston for the next three ...
Winner of an audience prize at the Tribeca Film Festival, Katherine Propper’s crowd-pleaser announces its helmer as someone to watch. Propper opens on Sol admiring his reflection in the mirror and ...
If an artist releases an album called ‘Experimental Rap’, what do you really expect you’ll get? Some emo-country? Brazilian funk? Amapiano? Probably not. But it’s hard to take JPEGMAFIA solely at his ...