Word choices in Kendrick Lamar’s transgender narrative “Auntie Diaries” stir controversy
Kendrick uses the f slur as well as misgendering and deadnaming in a new song, showing confused support for the transgender community.
Tag: Rap
Drakes’ impact on Canadian rap culture in the last decade
Drake has helped transform the careers of The Weeknd, PartyNextDoor, and Smiley.
J. Cole’s highly anticipated Album The Off-Season might be one for the record books
The album shattered Spotify’s single day streaming record for 2021. Meanwhile, the rapper is in Africa, playing professional basketball.
Mentored by Juice Wrld, new artist the kid Laroi is on his way to the top
How a young artist went from an average high school dropout in Australia to a rapper with a new hit song and a bright future.
Kanye West’s portrayal of himself as a Messiah has reached a new level
This was Kanye West’s slow and complicated, yet historic pathway with religion up to now.
Kanye West influenced the modern sound of hip hop in his golden years
Kanye’s unique sound and style of rapping was a change no one saw coming to hip-hop music in the early 2000s.
17-year-old rapper Lil Tecca has big plans
He started rapping diss tracks over Xbox. Now the youngster has found world wide success.
Lil Uzi Vert’s upcoming album Eternal Atake may go multi-platinum
Lil Uzi Vert is planning to release his new album “Eternal Atake” that had been
How to be a SoundCloud sensation
My time with a local rap group known as B Town Clique has taught me a lot about getting started in hip hop.
Juice WRLD Is One Of the Hottest Young Rappers Right now
With his rapid growth on the charts, this upcoming prospect has shown the world that he is comparable to some of the biggest names in the industry.
One of rap’s biggest community activists, working on bigger plans — slain by gunshot
The recently slain southside L.A. rapper was also an entrepreneur, a strong supporter of stopping gang violence, and much more.
Harverd Dropout shows Lil Pump is still having the most fun
There can only be one Lil Pump and it isn’t you, but he’ll bring you along for the ride.
Ski Mask the Slump God’s Stokeley is his best album of 2018
The Florida rapper’s latest album is unpredictable but consistently impressive from beginning to end.
LISTEN: The difference between good and bad sampling in hip-hop
Listen to this Spotify playlist and read to learn about how today’s hip hop artists incorporate other’s music into their own.
Without Warning, The freshest collab album from 21 Savage and Offset–are you prepared?
“Slaughter Gang” and “Yung Rich Nation” team up for a Halloween surprise, another notable thing in your trick-or-treat bag besides all those candies and chocolate.
Logic’s Suicide Prevention song seeks to have big impact for people who need it the most
Every song has meaning, but this song is unique. It’s called 1-800-273-8255 — the number of the actual “Suicide Prevention” hotline.
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