Hip-Hop

China Just Banned Hip-Hop Culture and Tattoos From TV

By Casey Quackenbush and Aria Chen

Google Doodle Celebrates 44 Years of Hip-Hop

By Rachel Lewis

A Comprehensive Guide to the Feud Between Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma

By Cady Lang

Sampha Sisay Is Hip-Hop’s Secret Weapon

By Jamieson Cox
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A Tribe Called Quest Announces Final Album Due in November

The group began recording the album before member Phife Dawg passed away in March

By Daniel White

Rapper Shawty Lo Died in a Car Crash in Atlanta

Atlanta street rap lost an icon

By Daniel White

Hear Mike WiLL and Rihanna's New Track 'Nothing Is Promised'

He first teased it nearly a year ago

By Nash Jenkins

Vietnam's 'Queen of Hip Hop' Raps to Obama

"Before I answer your question, why don’t you give me a little rap?"

By Simon Lewis

This Man Was Given Sir Mix-A-Lot's Old Phone Number and Now He Gets the Rapper's Texts

"Dial 1-900-MIX-A-LOT"

By Megan McCluskey

Understanding the Key Emoji and DJ Khaled's 'Major Keys to Success'

Don't play yourself

By Megan McCluskey

A$AP Rocky Talks About the Influences Behind 'LSD'

'I really want to give people drugs through music.'

By Salima Koroma

Meet the Rapper Who Thinks the '90s Were Totally Overrated

"The '90s get a lot of credit—I don't really know why," says rapper Vince Staples

By Salima Koroma

Listen to Erykah Badu's Amazing Remix of Drake's 'Hotline Bling'

She's also releasing a mixtape

By Megan McCluskey

Drake Addresses That Meek Mill Feud

“I know that it takes me to execute every single thing that I’ve done up until this point."

By Joanna Plucinska

Here's How the Straight Outta Compton Actors Compare to Their Real-Life Counterparts

From Ice Cube to Dr. Dre, see how the cast of the new biopic stacks up

By TIME Staff

Meet China’s Young and Rebellious Hip-Hop Dancers

The dramatically expressive dance form found its crowd in China.

By Ye Ming

Why the Euro Was a Mistake

These are the best ideas of the day

By The Aspen Institute

Rap Crew Says Shia LaBeouf Copied Their Work

This is far from the first time the movie star has been accused of copying the work of others

By Alissa Greenberg

Poet-Rapper-Artist Mykki Blanco: I'm HIV Positive

He's been positive since 2011

By Alissa Greenberg

Looks Like Iggy Azalea and Nick Young Are Getting Married

That ring. So fancy

By Kevin McSpadden
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