Let me start off by saying: I love Damon Dash. Or at least, I used to. I’m an elder millennial who grew up in New York in the 90s, and Roc-A-Fella was the blueprint (no Jay-Z pun intended). They were ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

Listen, we're not historians, but we’re pretty sure holiday-party dressing has followed the same themes for as long as holiday parties have existed. Velvet, tights, pops of metallic, sequins, satin… ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

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 ...