Richmond’s hip-hop community gathered at RVA Boombox for Dilla Day VA, honoring J Dilla with Ma Dukes in attendance. The event featured a beat battle judged by Bink and Nottz, performances by ...

In the words of Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies and African and Latin American Studies Aaron Dial, Colgate University met “a real deal hip hop legend” on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 20 ...

For those who lived through it, “Self Destruction” wasn’t just another song—it was a cultural moment, an urgent message ...

One of India's most dynamic rappers, Raftaar, has redefined the landscape of hip-hop in the country. From his beginnings as a dancer to becoming a musical powerhouse, he’s earned his place at the ...

Lisa of K-pop girl group Blackpink has been credited with sparking a tourism boom in her home country of Thailand after starring in the third season of HBO’s The White Lotus. The Emmy-winning drama, ...

Temitope Creppy and AZA Allsop are studying Chicago drill rap’s role in mental health for Black youth, working to challenge the stigma around mental health and cultural expression.

G. Dep shares story of his time in prison for murder to aid youth. Trevell Coleman, known professionally in the rap music world as G. Dep, is best known for his hit songs 'Special Delivery' and ...

Over the past six years, Roc Nation has prioritized hip-hop and R&B, bringing rap to the Super Bowl spectacle for the first time with a celebratory 2022 performance by Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre ...

In the verses of the song she made clear what she was there for, and what she had come to fight: the discrimination that women continue to suffer in the rap industry (“They want real rap from a bitch ...

It’s not very often we give the Grammy Awards credit for getting it right when it comes to rap. Since formally recognizing the genre, the Recording Academy has contributed to a few rap upsets over the ...