Music

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’ good run places him face to face with the president

Kendrick Lamar’s ascension coincides with college football’s big moment and President Donald Trump

The Compound is compounding culture

A spot where art, hip-hop and the NBA collide

Cardi B, Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane and more dropped a slew of new music in one night

Hip-hop must’ve caught the holiday spirit

Travis Scott and Quavo’s long awaited album is dropping at midnight

After (almost) making it through 2017, we deserve this

The Plug, ‘Pure Gold’ (Episode 3): Dave East closes out 2017 with one of the year’s best interviews

From Kevin Durant to Lonzo Ball to Mike Beasley and more, the New York MC tells it all

Reggie ‘Combat Jack’ Ossé dies at 48

The hip-hop podcaster and attorney succumbs to colon cancer

Rhyme by rhyme, a street cop slings his story

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

Backstage at ‘The Late Show’ with Jon Batiste

The musical director and former point guard on why it’s important to keep score