Hip-Hop

‘Certified Lover Boy’ follows Drake’s classic formula – but is it enough?

The album has some shining moments, far too many missteps and one giant elephant in the room

What the Smithsonian missed in its hip-hop anthology

The excellent ‘Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap’ covers official releases, but leaves out the freestyles and live performances that also made history

NBA, NBPA add social justice panel to Rookie Transition Program

Incoming players will learn how to become more involved in social equity work at annual welcoming event

A tour of the Universal Hip Hop Museum

The Bronx exhibit uses archives and the latest technology to tell the story of hip-hop’s origin

Louisville’s EST Gee learned how to focus on the football field

The rapper’s new release is ‘Bigger Than Life or Death’

Houston’s 713 Day celebrates its often overlooked hip-hop culture

Slim Thug, Paul Wall and Lil Keke, among others, performed after yearlong coronavirus pandemic restrictions

Verzuz cannot keep giving a platform to alleged abusers

The goodwill is lost if its creators do not do better

For Shock G, the man who made room for everyone on the dance floor

‘The Humpty Dance’ helped fat girls feel entitled to pleasure, even as we debate the latest unauthorized bikini pic of a Kardashian

You don’t know the half of it: The family that gave us Anderson .Paak

From the Great Army Swap to white-collar crime, here is the full story of .Paak’s family — from the reporter who used to live next door