Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. While Brazil’s contemporary baile funk scene is one of the most boundary-pushing and forward-thinking ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. Baile funk’s roots might be in Rio de Janeiro, but these days its most daring new frontiers are more ...

As streaming platforms continue to dominate the ways we listen to music, projects from rap’s great mixtape era are disappearing or becoming more difficult to find. With only a handful of iconic ...

Paris Aden believes she can see the future. The Port Arthur native has an impressive résumé for a 22-year-old — as an accomplished producer, DJ, photographer and promoter. But to hear her tell it, her ...

On August 11, 1973, Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. Her brother Clive, better known as DJ Kool Herc, was enlisted to DJ, and he used the occasion to ...

Ghanaian musician Rap Fada was involved in a heated exchange with a DJ during a live radio appearance on Max FM after the DJ played songs from other artistes while the musician was seated in the ...