Kendrick Lamar’s music reveals a deeply human struggle with morality, showing that even Hip-Hop’s most respected voice is ...

In “Straight Loops, Light & Soul,” a project evoking Roy DeCarava’s Harlem jazz pictures and the music of J Dilla, Williams ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Jack Harlow, Doja Cat, and Wale. First things first: Jack Harlow and Doja Cat make a cute couple in the video for Jack’s new ...

The Miami-Dade County Commission is renaming some streets in Liberty City to acknowledge hip-hop artists from the area.

Do you ever think about how poetry’s is relevant to politics? Dujie Tahat does. Tahat is Seattle’s new Civic Poet for the ...

Still, one lyrical theme does tie together Carti’s sound and content, such as it is: drugs. The old standbys of party ...

Lauryn Hill’s voice cuts through the noise. Whether it’s through a tender ballad, a spiritual declaration, or a lyrical takedown, her songs demand that we feel, think, and grow. In a time where much ...

Moore was a key figure in the then-burgeoning rap genre, writing and producing hits like "The Breaks" and "Christmas Rappin'" ...

He was a magazine ad salesman when he and a colleague, Robert Ford, teamed with Kurtis Blow and helped break rap music into ...

Austin has now joined the ranks of Texas cities who have a designated poet laureate.

Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first ...