From Eminem’s battle-tested verses to Nicki Minaj’s boundary-breaking brand, becoming a rapper means mastering the art of storytelling, building undeniable flow, and hustling harder than the beat ...

Mehrdad (He/Him) is a Senior Staff Writer from Iran. He started writing about video games when he was a high-school student. He loves playing competitive FPS games such as Rainbow Six Siege and ...

Mickey Factz has made history with a school that teaches rappers how to rap, using the goats of the culture. Mickey Factz has done something never before, a mighty feature in a culture that now ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy award winning rapper-actor-author LL Cool J will release his first new album in 11 years, “The FORCE” in September — 40 years into his hip-hop career. Not that he hasn’t ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. A city ...

On the left, Jim in a hat, sunglasses, and a graphic t-shirt. On the right, Cam in a red and black jacket. Jim Jones is taking his and Cam’ron ’s latest issues to the booth, teasing a new and ...