"Drink Champs'" 10-year anniversary highlights N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s path from mixtapes to TV. Explore the milestone and ...
Around the turn of the last century, there was a cold war of sorts between so-called “real hip-hop” – lyricists who put effort into mind-blowing metaphors, similes and rhyme schemes – and the ...
On this episode of Hard Knock, Davey D interviews Lyrics Born, a pioneering figure in independent hip-hop, about his extensive career in the music industry. They discuss his artistic evolution, the ...
Producer and hip-hop historian 9th Wonder shared a lengthy thread about Drake, aging in hip-hop, and the changing demographics of rap listeners. "We are living in a serious crossroad of the culture, ...
If you listen to rap music, or if you watch professional basketball, you know that one of the core experiences associated with both is hating. Not in a malicious sense, of course — more a petty one.
Bun B and Raekwon sit down on Hip-Hop Wired’s latest episode of ‘I Got Questions‘. During this iconic conversation, the two legends spoke about all the history that has brought them to the level they ...
Mick Jenkins has a chip on his shoulder when it comes to defending hip-hop’s under-appreciated underground. “We’re celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, and a lot of artists like myself who’ve been in this ...
On the evening of Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc attended a block party in the South Bronx. Armed with two record players and a mixer, he created an extended percussive break while others rhymed over the ...
With Congress designating Aug. 11, 2021, as Hip-Hop Celebration Day, a scholar and performer of the art form makes the case for hip-hop to become more prominent in American academe. Science is often ...