Let’s talk about weed and rap. We know Hip Hop and cannabis have been intertwined for decades, but over the last 10 years, the relationship between hip hop and weed has evolved into a full-fledged ...

Rap isn’t just entertainment. It’s applied writing. Every strong verse uses voice, structure, evidence, and emotional control to persuade an audience in seconds. Rap is often treated as background ...

TikTok is now a major force in turning short rap clips into international streaming sensations. Artists create hooks tailored for TikTok’s quick-swipe experience, while users spread them through ...

Artificial intelligence is quietly shifting how rap and beatmaking happen. Generative tools are speeding up experimentation, lowering barriers to entry, and raising new questions about authorship, ...

Over the steady beat of the cymbals, rap duo Lunatic find their pace and announce themselves on their debut track “Le Crime Paie”: “Wesh, wesh, écoute fils.” That was in 1996. Nearly three decades ...

The “Ghetto Supastar” rapper was sentenced for money laundering and illegal lobbying in November 2025. Although in recent times Drake’s cultural currency has been called into question, there’s no ...

Near the end of fashion week, and a day before the VMAs, New York is even more bustling than usual. At Manhattan’s Sei Less, Detroit rapper Babyface Ray and I got a glimpse of just how popular he — ...

The Grammy winner has invited fans along for every step of her fitness experience. “Rap City was a religion. The hosts were the disciples,” former Def Jam President Kevin Liles said in Welcome To Rap ...