Gene Simmons has criticized the inclusion of hip-hop artists in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, this time with the thinly-veiled racist commentary that he's not "from the ghetto." ...
Yung Swiss Defends DJ Speedsta’s SA Hip Hop Legacy Amid Blxckie and K1llbrady Shade. The South African hip-hop community ...
When Kiernan AKA Forbes died 3 years ago, South African hip‑hop didn’t just lose one of its brightest stars—it lost its heart ...
How the artist's lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' could suppress a vital part of hip-hop culture. By Touré It’s been a year since the Pop Out, and the reverberations from the Kendrick vs ...
Killer Mike at One Music Festival in Atlanta (Photo credit: Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) Killer Mike, the Atlanta-based rapper and social activist, marked his return to the music scene with the ...
In the world of hip hop media, few voices stir up conversation like DJ Akademiks. Known for his unfiltered takes and fiery livestreams, he's spent years speaking openly about the biggest names in the ...
Jean Léonard Tout‑Puissant—better known as Izolan—is one of Haiti’s most influential hip-hop artists and a cultural force ...
Over the past decade, conservative commentator and podcaster Ben Shapiro has made a living telling his followers that rap isn’t music. If anyone thinks so, Shapiro tweeted in 2012, “you’re stupid.” ...