Music

Ghostface Killah returns to form with ‘Supreme Clientele 2’

Legendary rapper’s new album is unabashedly nostalgic

With ‘Star Line,’ Chance the Rapper charts his rise, fall, and triumphant return

The Chicago MC is back with his most complete album in a decade

An oral history of Jeezy’s legendary ‘Snowman’ T-shirt

The inside story of the Thug Motivation 101 marketing ploy that birthed a star and was banned in schools

Clipse’s ‘The Birds Don’t Sing’ is a masterclass in artistic vulnerability

The introspective ode to their late parents gives the Clipse an instant classic

A descending dynasty: The decline of Lil Wayne and Young Money Entertainment

The series of missteps that have signaled the decline of the rap veteran and his cohorts

How Jay-Z and hip-hop brought this father-son duo closer together

Rod Coffman II and his father, Rod Sr., use ‘Bridging the Gap’ to review music, spend time together

Kendrick Lamar’s Toronto shows were an all-time statement

The legend of Kendrick Lamar grew in his rival’s city

Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

Coco Gauff inspired by rap song, serves up French Open victory

Gauff’s win gives women’s tennis its second African American major champion this year