Even if you think you understand what’s being said in hip hop music, you still might not really understand what’s being said. ‘The Rap Map’ helps educate by using Google Maps to plot out references ...

EARL JONES WANTS LL Cool J to know he’s sorry. “I issue an apology/to those who rap professionally,” says Jones. L”They may well be purists rare — rappers, all extraordinaire. “I do not wish to cause ...

Hey, young world. Here's a story about one measure of the distance hip-hop has traveled in its 50 years. Once upon a time, not long ago, to paraphrase a great rap storyteller, an 11-year-old in Queens ...

Rap may be characterized by its beats, hooks, and lyrics, but it’s just as known for its ostentatious names. Pharoahe Monch. The Last Emperor. Lord Finesse. Sir Mix-a-Lot. They’re all rappers, sure, ...

SSome of hip-hop's most admired artists, Naughty by Nature, Redman of the infamous Def Squad, and of course, Lauryn Hill, all got there start right here in Essex County. And yet, Newark is still ...

He made history as the youngest solo artist to top the Australian album charts. And The Kid Laroi is now on a mission to showcase his home country's rap scene to the world. 'I don't think America is ...

Despite being released 20 years ago, the Canadian hip-hop compilation Rap Essentials Vol. 1's influence and impact is still relevant today. The brainchild of Ivan Berry, known for shepherding the ...

The most lauded independent rap stars on the airwaves right now had humble beginnings in cities that aren’t necessarily hip-hop hotbeds. Pittsburgh’s Wiz Khalifa, for example, and Seattle’s Macklemore ...