Rap

For the first time in his adult life, the rapper can look from the outside at the crippling criminal justice system

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Through all the bickering, they will always be family

From a pop-up museum to a new project to a Vanguard Award to the 18th anniversary of losing Aaliyah, this weekend is an emotional roller coaster

‘The Breaks,’ ‘Christmas Rappin,’’ ‘If I Ruled the World’ made him rap’s first major solo star

In the debate over profiting from black creativity, these country singers prove that turnabout is fair play

Wanting black folks free means freeing even those we disagree with

Tupac’s place in hip-hop history was never about being the best rapper. It was always about his artistry.

Our ranking, inspired by all the great rap acts on the road this summer, is 100% correct

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

Smith’s music career reveals an artist who believed in an Afrocentric American dream based on ambition, hustle and black pride