Lupe Fiasco spoke with Okayplayer about his new album Drill Music in Zion, his forthcoming MIT course, rappers catching RICO… Read More
We talked to French Montana and Harry Fraud about their long history together and their latest album Montega. Over the… Read More
Mercury is a fascinating Atlanta rap figure. Her sound is experimental, but it's also mostly led by trap music, in… Read More
On Saturday, Big L fans gathered at 140th and Malcolm X Blvd in Harlem for the street to be renamed… Read More
Salih Williams — producer of Mike Jones, Slim Thug, and Paul Wall's "Still Tippin'," — is a criminally underrated musician.… Read More
We spoke to Lance Scott Walker, the author of the thorough but breezy DJ Screw biography, A Life In Slow… Read More
For this month’s First Look Friday, we kicked it with DMV's redveil. He talked about his growth, young rappers blowing… Read More
Amid the 10-year anniversary of his KILT mixtape, Iamsu! spoke with Okayplayer about the project and HBK Gang's impact on Bay Area… Read More
For our latest First Look Friday, we spoke with Fly Anakin about his album Frank, the Mutant Academy, giving pep… Read More
The second Dreamville Festival featured performances from Ari Lennox, Lil Baby, Wale, Rico Nasty, Ja Rule and Ashanti, and, of… Read More
In our latest Behind the Beat, Thomas Hobbs spoke with Lex Luger about how producing Rick Ross' "B.M.F. (Blowin Money… Read More
The 10th annual BUKU Music + Art Project in New Orleans was brimming with saavy, skilled, and resilient rappers from… Read More
New York City's most notable drill producers have defined themselves by the songs they sample, so much so that critics… Read More
Back in Black sees Cypress Hill return to the raucous boom-bap that first saw them achieve unparalleled success. We spoke… Read More
For March's First Look Friday, we spoke to Michigan rapper BabyTron about his new music, his upbringings before rap, and… Read More
We spoke with RZA and DJ Scratch about their new album Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater and the important role… Read More