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Aug 27

Sotheby’s First Hip Hop Auction Will Include the Sale of Biggie’s Iconic Crown

For the last 23 years, the crown has been in the possession of photographer Barron Claiborne, who captured the unforgettable image.
By Helen Holmes
Kanye West attends the the Versace fall 2019 fashion show.
Dec 15

The Kanye-Drake Feud’s Only Losers Are Hip-Hop—And All of Us

When rappers like Kanye and Drake express their emotions on Twitter, it sounds like teary-eyed emojis instead of true expressions of conflict.
By Michael Jordan
Gustav Ahr Lil Peep Cause of Death
Nov 16

Up-and-Coming Rapper Lil Peep Dead at 21

RIP
By Brandon Katz
Dizzee Rascal at Music Hall of Williamsburg, as part of the Red Bull Music Academy
May 10

Dizzee Rascal Brought Grime to BK to Perform His Turnt Debut Album

By Justin Joffe
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Ice Cube speaks on stage at the 31st Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 8, 2016 in New York City.
Apr 11

Inside the (Very Weird) 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

By Rob LeDonne
A Tribe Called Quest
Mar 24

RIP Phife Dawg, One of Hip-Hop’s Best Lyricists

By Ron Hart
Mar 14

Are the Sounds of Regional Hip-Hop Going Extinct?

By Shawn Setaro
Kendrick Lamar in concert.
Mar 11

A Historic Week in Hip-Hop: Kendrick’s New Album Is What Kanye Thinks He’s Doing

By Justin Joffe
Yuna
Mar 7

The Best Songs You Missed Last Week: Kendrick Lamar, Yuna & Usher, More

By Ilana Kaplan
Kendrick Lamar.
Mar 4

Happy Friday: Kendrick Lamar Just Surprise Released a New Album

By Cole Garner Hill
Kanye West debuts The Life of Pablo and Yeezy Season 3.
Feb 19

Kanye West Paints His Picasso With ‘The Life of Pablo’

By Ron Hart
Gayle King and L.A. Reid. (Laura Massa/Michael Priest Photography)
Feb 10

To Live and Die With L.A. Reid

By Matthew Kassel
Feb 9

A Decade Old, Still Fresh: How J Dilla Wrote the Future With ‘Donuts’

By Ron Hart
Jan 29

De La Soul and The Jungle Brothers Did Hip-Hop Best, First

By Alejandra Ramirez
Baba Brinkman. (Photo: Google Commons)
Jan 7

Meet the Guy Raising Climate Change Awareness Through Hip Hop

By John Bonazzo
Jan 4

10 Albums From 2015 We’ll Still Be Listening to This Time Next Year

By Justin Joffe
Dec 16

Is Timeflies the Next Era of Pop?

By Rob LeDonne
Dec 16

The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015

By Ron Hart
Sep 29

The Panamanian Rap Duo That’s Changing How We Think About Hip-Hop

By Michelle Threadgould
Sep 7

Experimental Music Finds a New Home in Ridgewood

By Brad Cohan
Tales of horror based on the gruesome EC horror comics of the 1950's.
Sep 4

Keith Richards Is Wrong—Heavy Metal Is Not a ‘Great Joke’

By Tim Sommer
Aubrey Drake Graham has selected a track list to accompany Sotheby's exhibition "I Like It Like This". (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For ESPYS)
Sep 3

The Year Hip-Hop Became Pop

By Preston Jones
Jul 27

Teaching Kendrick Lamar and Social Justice in and Outside the Classroom

By Michelle Threadgould
Jul 16

Liquid Liquid: The Most Important NY Band You’ve Never Heard Of

By Tim Sommer
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