A reader recently asked us which old-school rap songs would never survive a modern label's legal review, and honestly, the list writes itself. It sounds simple until you actually start answering it.

Dr. Ralph is a professor of anthropology at Princeton. The rap battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar is about more than whatever personal beefs these two men have with each other. As many have noted ...

On the first day of the new millennium, rapper Slug, one half of Minneapolis-based duo Atmosphere, opened his guest verse on DJ Abilities’ song “Exclusive” by recalling “the earlier days when [he] ...

Rap started to make its impact on the world of mainstream pop music in the late 80s. Little by little, bands and acts that had already become stars in the hip hop arena began to work their way higher ...

Hip hop has never been just one thing. It started with block parties and breakbeats, but over time, it grew into a mix of styles that each reflect different places, stories, and sounds. From the early ...