Music

Five years ago, ‘Hamilton’ turned a revolution into a revelation — what now?

As Black Lives Matter protesters fill the streets, a show that portrays the Founding Fathers as Black and brown men gets its first national broadcast

Hip-hop finally gets the government stamp of approval

The four new postage stamps are dope, but long overdue

‘Another Act’: Big Boi on portraying George Clinton on ‘American Soul’

And why he might be an Oregon Ducks fan

Noname uses ‘Song 33’ to remind us she has her own weight to carry

New song responds to J. Cole using ‘Snow on Tha Bluff’ to tell her how she can help him

‘Another Act’: Queen Latifah on gender and racial equality behind the camera with The Queen Collective, plus her art and activism

Also, a candid conversation on the past and present music that speaks to the times

Rapper Freddie Gibbs delivers lyrical gems in the midst of COVID-19 chaos

His album ‘Alfredo’ adds to one of hip-hop’s great gangsta rap careers

Prince’s evolution as a race man took him from Minneapolis to ‘Baltimore’

Although challenged on his black card, he struck a blow for the power of black artists

‘You about to lose yo’ job’ video is a weapon of black joy

Viral remix captures a woman flipping the power dynamic while handcuffed

Wu-Tang’s RZA on the influence of Bruce Lee

How martial arts flows throughout the work of the influential hip-hop group