Hip-Hop
Culture
In 1989, The D.O.C. woke up hip-hop with ‘No One Can Do It Better’
This album and his later work set the stage for careers of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and others
Sports
World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe helps continue Nipsey Hussle’s marathon
Charismatic, defiant and independent, the U.S. women’s team is hip-hop
Culture
Run-DMC and Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’ turns 33 this July 4. The changes it made are still reverberating through the music industry.
With ‘Old Town Road’ topping the charts, an author reflects on how old rockers and young rappers came together to make an earlier hit
Culture
Randall Park on Asian Americans in hip-hop — and punching Keanu Reeves
Star of Netflix’s ‘Always Be My Maybe’ shouts-out the Bay Area rap scene
Culture
2Pac’s birthday, GOATs and how we get hip-hop wrong
Tupac’s place in hip-hop history was never about being the best rapper. It was always about his artistry.
Culture
The 20 greatest hip-hop tours of all time
Our ranking, inspired by all the great rap acts on the road this summer, is 100% correct
Culture
Jay-Z’s billionaire status adds up to a lot more than what’s in his bank account
Like Madam C.J. Walker and John H. Johnson before him, Jay-Z’s rise to business mogul is testament to the power of the black dollar
Culture
Will Smith, a pioneering black nerd, helped raise and change rap music
Smith’s music career reveals an artist who believed in an Afrocentric American dream based on ambition, hustle and black pride
Culture
DJ Khaled’s ‘Higher’ is a heartbreaking victory lap for Nipsey Hussle
‘Almost like church,’ the song is part history lesson, part manifesto