Yahoo

The strange history behind Brian Wilson's lost rap song 'Smart Girls'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brian Wilson's "smart Girls" was supposed to be the centerpiece and/or big closing number of his Sire Records album "Sweet ...
The Hill

City Girls’ uninhibited rap made them. On their third album, ‘RAW,’ the duo evolves their sound

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’d be hard pressed to find a rap duo doing it like City Girls. They’ve been bringing life-affirming, pretty-girl scam rap to the masses since they were featured on Drake ’s “In ...
Los Angeles Times

Why is Coachella headliner Doja Cat L.A.’s only female rap megastar?

In the late hours of Sunday evening, Doja Cat will close out the first weekend of the 23rd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in front of 100,000 rapturous fans and millions more streaming at ...
The New York Times

The Year in Rap: Beneath Kendrick vs. Drake, a Thriving Underground Roils

A new generation of hip-hop artists seems less interested in becoming stars and more in becoming myths — and dismantling the status quo. A new generation of hip-hop artists seems less interested in ...
Pitchfork

An Interview With Orlando’s Pig the Gemini, the Lover Girl of Melodic Southern Rap

I’ll sometimes go on YouTube and throw on the soul food restaurant scene in Doug McHenry’s 1994 tragic romance Jason’s Lyric. The blend of Allen Payne’s sweet-talk toward Jada Pinkett with Eddie ...