I should state right off that this is not intended to be a review, even if it might seem something like a review. That said, The Carters are smart. That doesn’t really need to be said, but that’s the best way to start. Beyoncé is...
Ext. 398 releases their first (and probably only) studio album with this self-titled project. The group of 14 explores what a hip-hop project can sound like in a university setting....
Imagine you make a blueprint for a futuristic vehicle nobody has ever seen before. I mean, there were vehicles before yours, but the one you created was different, better, an improvement on what was previously done. It was accessible. It was innovative. It was something old, but...
I’ve met a lot of white people and had lots of “honest conversations” about racism. Lots of those conversations intersect with conversations about rap music. Many of those conversations have been with racist people, some of whom believed me to be racist. Naturally, when there's a...
Recently, two popular rap artists, 21 Savage and Lil Uzi Vert, separately addressed drug use and abuse among the current generation of rappers. 21 Savage’s remarks are toward “OG Rappers” who criticize the current generation’s creative output. He says, “They say we make drug user music like...