The day millennials’ hip-hop went to the Klan’s ball | Opinions
A few years ago, when reports came out that The Office star Ellie Kemper was crowned at the Veiled Prophet debutante ball, what critics called…
Ice-T proves he’s still ‘Merciless’ on Body Count’s gory hip-hop metal
“You don’t know me, fool / You disown me, cool,” Ice-T snarls in the 1988 hip-hop gang treatise “Colors.” The Afrika Islam-produced cut, the title…
Alongside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, hip-hop culture will also be on trial | Music
Earlier this month, the world was shocked by the arrest of one of the most successful music moguls in the history of rap, Sean “Diddy”…
ShyBelligerent shines a light on vulnerability in L.A. hip-hop
ShyBelligerent is hurting.You can see it in his videos, where he paces helplessly through cemeteries and city streets and unfurnished bedrooms. You can hear and…
Toronto Rapper Avalanche The Architect, a Former OVO Artist, Brokers Truce Between Hiphop Giants After Festival Fight and Bridle Path Shooting
Article contentToronto-Based Rapper and Former OVO Artist Avalanche The Architect Seeks to Mend Divides in Hip-Hop Through Reconciliation and DialogueTORONTO, July 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…
Iran overturns death sentence of popular hip-hop artist
DUBAI — Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over…
Questlove declares hip-hop ‘history’ in more ways than one
Book Review Hip-Hop is History By Questlove with Ben GreenmanAuwa: 352 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a…
From Malcolm X to ‘reality rap’: Decoding hip-hop album art | Music
The intersection of political commentary and hip-hop music is a tradition dating back decades, kicking off with 1982’s “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the…
Black power and ‘edutainment’: The political roots of hip-hop music | Music
Rats in the front room, roaches in the back Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat I tried to get away but I couldn’t get…