From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

HIP-HOP WAS BORN IN THE BRONX IN the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “ Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists ...

Generally, in this current wave of Milwaukee rap, Auto-Tuned harmonies and more straightforward raps are kept apart. But on Funny $money and Trapbaby’s new mixtape ...

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If you listen to rap music, or if you watch professional basketball, you know that one of the core experiences associated with both is hating. Not in a malicious sense, of course — more a petty one.

Premiere: Dublin Alt-Rap Duo Tebi Rex Poke Fun At Rap Cockiness With “IMTHEBEST” Quick-witted as ever, they balance self-awareness and rap cockiness to poke fun at themselves and the unwavering ...

The crew over at NYMag’s culture site Vulture is currently going over the last century of music in New York City. Their examination covers all the trends, superstars, cultural milestones and hits that ...