One of the great American art forms, rap music has palpable power and influence in our culture. Since its conception in early 1970s New York City, when DJs would loop sections of disco, funk, and R&B ...

Rap isn’t just entertainment. It’s applied writing. Every strong verse uses voice, structure, evidence, and emotional control to persuade an audience in seconds. Rap is often treated as background ...

Exclusive: Crown Prosecution Service claims no one is convicted solely via lyrics, but shocking new research finds juries being shown music and dance as evidence of guilt On 6 February 2020, around 11 ...

When Notorious Crime Family founder George Marrogi’s little brother, Jesse, made the boneheaded decision to appear shirtless in a rap music video filmed in the driveway of a palatial Greenvale home, ...

Rap storytelling is more than rhymes over beats—it’s a living tradition that carries history, personal truth, and cultural identity. From West African griots to Bronx block parties, it has evolved ...

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 ...

Over the steady beat of the cymbals, rap duo Lunatic find their pace and announce themselves on their debut track “Le Crime Paie”: “Wesh, wesh, écoute fils.” That was in 1996. Nearly three decades ...

On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular that captures the contemporary Francophone world: multi-ethnic, ...