Let’s talk about weed and rap. We know Hip Hop and cannabis have been intertwined for decades, but over the last 10 years, the relationship between hip hop and weed has evolved into a full-fledged ...

On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular ...

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Since its humble beginnings in the Bronx in 1973, hip-hop has evolved into one of the planet’s top musical genres, thanks in part to the boundary-pushing artists throughout its lifetime. Whereas ...

Artificial intelligence is quietly shifting how rap and beatmaking happen. Generative tools are speeding up experimentation, lowering barriers to entry, and raising new questions about authorship, ...

Earlier this September at House of Vans, ’90s hip-hop revivalist Joey Bada$$ teleported his audience back to the Golden Era, as usual, with gritty rhymes and bluesy boom-bap instrumentals. Near the ...

Near the end of fashion week, and a day before the VMAs, New York is even more bustling than usual. At Manhattan’s Sei Less, Detroit rapper Babyface Ray and I got a glimpse of just how popular he — ...

The acclaimed lensman’s NYC picks include swanky hotels, skate shops, and family-owned neighborhood restaurants. Although in recent times Drake’s cultural currency has been called into question, there ...