Hip-Hop
Putting it bluntly: Compton, cannabis and ‘The Chronic’ — 25 years later
The quarter-century odyssey of Dr. Dre’s debut and its role in America’s complicated affair with marijuana
Culture
Pay-per-views, Reddit rabbit holes — and a semi-ridiculous new TBS show: battle rap is back — if it ever left
The gloves-off battles are sweaty, verbal MMA fights, with rappers getting directly in each other’s faces
Culture
Fats Domino and the death of rock
As another ‘Rockstar’ goes on to that heavenly venue, is the genre dead?
Culture
On the fifth anniversary of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city,’ California athletes reflect on the epic ‘Sing About Me’
DeMar DeRozan, Chiney Ogwumike and Arron Afflalo remain emotional about Lamar’s most powerful song
Culture
Are we entering the end times for the NFL?
Professional basketball offers the NFL a blueprint for success: embrace the black culture of the majority of your players
HBCU
For the best HBCU homecoming, it’s Spelhouse vs. Howard
Howard’s Yardfest has made hip-hop history, but Spelman, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta together are magic
Sports
Daniel Gibson talks LeBron and Kyrie, rapping and ‘Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood’
Former Cavalier is a rapper on reality TV show with ex-wife Keyshia Cole
The Uplift
LL Cool J talks hoops, giving back and being a Kennedy Center honoree
‘Wherever I go, hip-hop goes. When I stand there, I’m standing there for the culture.’
Culture
Kennedy Center is bringing hip-hop center stage and Simone Eccleston is making it happen
A full season at the nation’s premier performing arts venue signals the art form is adulting