Hip-hop owes so much to Houston—its legacy of chopped/screwed aesthetics and narcotized themes continues to inspire new generations of rappers...
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Diplo has made a career out of hoisting under-the-radar regional sounds onto the world stage—and altering the course of mainstream...
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In 2017, 88rising (the management company of acts like Keith Ape, Rich Brian, and Joji) released a reaction video of...
In 2018, Gunna was everywhere. Standout albums from Travis Scott, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Torey Lanez, and even Mariah Carey,...
It once felt like a breach of social contract to pick your favorite Migo: The Atlanta trio were great because...
The original release of 2018’s Harlan & Alondra was a moment for Buddy, the Compton MC and vocalist whose earliest...
EDITORS’ NOTESIn the year 2009, Wiz Khalifa was in the midst of an inevitable rebrand from Pittsburgh street rapper to...
Atlanta-based rapper Skooly was born Kazarion Fowler in 1994 and co-founded hip hop group Rich Kidz with friend Kaelub Denson...
A native of the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, rapper Don Q delivers hard, no-nonsense verses about...
Back in South Memphis, he was known as a hometown rapper and organizer of the popular McMillan Street block party,...
Louisiana rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again debuted as one of 2016's rising talents when that trajectory hit some turbulence brought...
On 1999's “My Name Is,” Eminem entered the public imagination with a mandate: “God sent me to piss the world...
Growing up in the suburbs of California's East Bay, Paolo Rodriguez began making beats while still in high school in...
A down-to-earth rapper and singer who has worked closely with Pharrell Williams and Kaytranada, Buddy was nicknamed at an early...
Blending bubblegum and bullets like a hardcore Powerpuff Girl, Washington, D.C.-area rapper Rico Nasty weaves hip-hop with her self-described "sugar...
Joey Bada$$'s breakout debut 1999, initially released in 2012 as a free mixtape, reveals the then-17-year-old as a true rap...
Born in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, hardcore rapper Jay Rock was raised in the Nickerson Gardens Projects....
Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York City's leading rap...
Some couples repair rifts in their relationships with expensive therapy. Beyoncé and JAY-Z tour stadiums together and surprise-release collaborative albums...
