Jharrel Jerome says his love for storytelling started with rap. During a recent episode of The Almanac of Rap, the ...

OPINION: There’s nothing better than a good rap song that tells a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. These songs do that. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views ...

Back in the day, one of the benchmarks for being a great rapper was the ability to tell a story well. The ability to paint a vivid picture of life made some rappers into either mainstream icons or ...

Dallas rapper BigXThaplug killed it at J. Cole’s Dreamville and AllHipHop found new respect for his lyricism. We were not alone as EARTHGANG gave him the ultimate co-sign on the festival grounds.

It’s one thing for a rapper to tell you he had a fucked-up childhood. It’s entirely another for a rapper to describe, in minute and granular detail, exactly why his childhood was so fucked-up. That’s ...

Nearly 30 years after his initial debut as a member of Marley Marl's Juice Crew collective, Kool G Rap has not let time diminish his hunger for giving rappers half his age a tutorial in the art of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading. The English-born rapper — known for his signature eye patch and masterful storytelling — returned to the ...

Jah Rashid, the Cleveland-bred artist, is stepping up the game with his latest project, Game God, set to drop in November 2024. With a career spanning 14 years and a redefined artistic identity, Jah ...

From Brooklyn street tales to immortal verses, The Notorious B.I.G.’s legacy still echoes through hip-hop every May 21, when ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. One of my favorite things about hip-hop and rap music, in particular, is ...