For as long as hip-hop has been around, female MCs have been on the front lines as tastemakers, trendsetters, and all-around heroes. It's been a thankless task, and it hasn't gotten any easier — not ...

Netflix has greenlighted an Italian edition of its hit rap competition Rhythm + Flow, following in the wake of the hit U.S. original and the successful French version Nouvelle École which is now in ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. Florida has long been one of the most inventive regions for rap music, with distinct scenes and sounds ...

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — E-40 built a three decade-plus career on the foundations of an unorthodox rap flow, schooling listeners with life lessons through his streetwise perspective. With a heavy dose ...

A few months ago, XXL put out its so-called “Leaders of the New School” issue, a fold-out cover that featured a bunch of guys like Crooked I and Papoose and Lupe Fiasco. The reaction to the article ...