As the Recording Academy honors Fela Kuti posthumously, it reminds us that culture doesn’t wait for institutions to catch up. 10 minutes ago In an age of bouncy and slow trap-based rap music — where ...

While the rapper scores a new hit, her next release is already scheduled to arrive this Friday. By Trevor Anderson Cardi B is back in the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart as “Like What ...

If you ever get a chance to hang out in a room with two or more rap producers, do that immediately. Do not hesitate. It’s amazing. They clown each other relentlessly, and then they get into arcane ...

Ever so often the internet delivers a gift that keeps on giving. Case in point: a rare video of Tupac Shakur, Warren G, Richie Rich and Big Syke freestyling in the studio has popped up online. The ...

New York’s hip-hop scene had plenty of surprises in 2014, the most unexpected of which was probably the return of freestyling. What was once considered a niche pastime or endangered art form has found ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tommy Kail have turned their the improv hip-hop show into a TV series on Pivot. Given that the show is now on the small screen, we recently spoke with Lin-Manuel Miranda and ...