In terms of artistic advancement, many rap fans would probably not consider Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” a genre-shifting single. However, regarding popular appeal, they probably would, as it was the ...
There is no debate that Queens’ own Nicki Minaj completely modernized rap with her versatility and bold lyricism. Born in ...
Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, an ongoing KQED series about Bay Area hip-hop history. “I’ll never lose that spirit, but I don’t miss being on the street from morning to night,” ...
Funk You Up” had a playful chorus that mimicked a game of musical chairs: “Get up, get up, get up, get up, get up, get up, ...
Algorithmic personalization, undoubtedly, is one of, if not the most important, features driving today’s digital services. It is software that uses data to determine what to present to users next. In ...
Hastings is sharing stories from his early career, documenting the rise of hip hop in New York City in the 1990s Danny Hastings has enjoyed a photography career that began to blossom alongside '90s ...
With an experimental and maxed-out sound, bold new MCs are emerging from all corners of the UK – and with US rap in the doldrums, the time is ripe for another British Invasion It’s early November and ...
As we wrap up for the winter break, Cameron Baillie and Red Pepper editors pick out the best films for readers to enjoy over ...
From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...
Rising to prominence as the leader of 2 Live Crew, Campbell helped establish Miami as a legitimate Hip Hop stronghold at a ...
The “Take the Money and Run” singer’s 1977 No. 2 hit “Fly Like an Eagle” has turned up in “It’s Time,” a new track by hip-hop legend’s Nas & DJ Premier. The song is sampled so heavily in the track ...
We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...