Nearly Half of Black Men in the U.S. Have Been Arrested According to a Study; I Almost Joined the List
The reason? Systemic bigotry coded into our law.
Hip-Hop
Growing Up Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Their ‘thuggish ruggish’ doo-wop and rapid raps spoke to the turbulence of inner cities during the ’90s
How Malik K. Buie Made a Definitive Documentary on Mixtape DJs
'Tale of the Tape: How the Mixtape Revolutionized Hip-Hop' is more than a decade in the making
How J. Cole’s Apology to Kendrick Lamar Challenged Hip-Hop and Black Masculinity
We all wanted to see a battle for the ages. Instead, we got an example of accountability from which many of us can stand to learn.
Here's Every Visual Reference From Drake and J. Cole's "First Person Shooter" Music Video
Did you catch them all?
Screenwriter Bonsu Thompson Has a ‘Story’ to Tell
The legendary hip-hop journalist turned filmmaker talks the state of rap media, his podcast, and co-writing the indie darling ‘Story Ave’
Who Would Be on the Mount Rushmore of Stylish Rappers?
Sowmya Krishnamurthy, author of 'Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion,' identifies hip-hop's drip gods
Some of Y’all Are Being Real Hypocritical About Drake
What if this is who Drake is, truly?
Is A Tribe Called Quest's 'The Low End Theory' the G.O.A.T. Hip-Hop Album Cover?
A recent ranking of classic album artwork is stirring up debate
More Than One Decade After Confession, Keefe D Charged With Murder of Tupac Shakur
The Crip allegedly orchestrated the deadly plot
What Mike Tyson Fears Most in His Fifties
Hip-hop’s first undisputed champion goes deep on aging, parenting, forgiveness, and why he finally stopped killing hawks
How J. Cole Made Up for Drake's 'For All the Dogs' No-Show
And why Cole's run of feature appearances just might define his legacy
Drake’s Son Adonis Drew the Artwork for His Dad’s Album, For the Dogs
The 5-year-old has a talent of his own
50 Years of Hip-Hop: A Love Letter
From a Bronx basement to God’s ears—and everywhere else on Earth
All 12 Kanye West Album Covers, Ranked
Takin' you back to school
Director Chris Robinson on Making a New LeBron and Trying to Battle LL Cool J
The man behind ‘Shooting Stars’ shares candid anecdotes about Nas, Snoop Dogg, and Bron Bron
All 13 Jay-Z Solo Album Covers, Ranked
Which one is his G.O.A.T.?
All 6 Travis Scott Album and Mixtape Covers, Ranked
Not our first Rodeo
Bun B’s Appreciation for Mexican-American Fans Is No Slight to His Black Audience
A throwback interview with one-half of UGK gets attention for crossing racial lines
All 10 Young Thug Album Covers, Ranked
We had So Much Fun making this list
The Making of Jay-Z’s “Feelin’ It,” According to Camp Lo
Camp Lo’s Geechi Suede explains how he originated the classic track
Quavo and Offset's BET Awards Reunion Is the Closure We Needed
The two rappers honored the Migos and their late bandmate, Takeoff
All 9 Nicki Minaj Mixtape and Album Covers, Ranked
All hail the queen Barb
10 Years Ago, We Lost the Old Kanye
How 'Yeezus' marked the beginning of the end for the Ye we once knew and loved
The Reason Behind Notorious B.I.G. and Lil’ Cease’s Car Accident
Cease says the brakes in their loner car wasn't functioning properly
All 6 A Tribe Called Quest Album Covers, Ranked
Can we kick it?
All 13 Lil Wayne Solo Album Covers, Ranked
They're fire, man.
All 11 Griselda Album Covers, Ranked
These are truly works of art—but which one is best?
Jermaine Dupri Will Not Lose
The So So Def founder speaks on AI-generated music, fatherhood, and why after 30 years in the biz, he still feels like it's JD versus everybody
All 11 Eminem Solo Album Covers, Ranked
We're not afraid... to take a stand...