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April 24, 2020
Jo Livingstone
The Beastie Boys Keep It On and On
Spike Jonze’s “Beastie Boys Story” tracks the band’s evolution from sexist hoodlums to beloved Gen X heroes.
July 17, 2018
Kaila Philo
Rap music is still a wedge issue in American politics, somehow.
September 7, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
How Hip Hop Lost Its Accent
The history of hip hop as told in ‘The Get Down’ only hints at its immigrant heritage.
August 26, 2016
Frank Guan
Hip-Hop Hymnals
Why are rappers like Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, and Kendrick Lamar finding religion?
January 28, 2016
Alex Shephard
Martin Shkreli made a diss track about Ghostface Killah.
December 17, 2015
Sasha Belenky
No, the FBI did not liberate the Wu-Tang Clan album from Martin Shkreli.
December 17, 2015
Bijan Stephen
Four dad-rock bands, N.W.A. to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2016.
December 3, 2015
Bijan Stephen
Rebel Without A Pause
Killer Mike and the return of the politically engaged rapper.
November 24, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Here's a list of stuff Marco Rubio likes because he's a fun-loving friendly guy just like you.
August 26, 2015
Stacia L. Brown
It’s Time to Tell the Stories of Women in Hip-Hop
July 7, 2015
Evan Kindley
My Idol, the "Worst Rapper Ever"
February 10, 2015
Kashann Kilson
Iggy Azalea Gets Away With Reverse Minstrelsy Because There's a Market for It
February 18, 2014
Dave Bry
Fear of a White Genre
Hip-hop is getting whiter, but that doesn't mean the genre is doomed
January 27, 2014
Justin Charity
Macklemore Shouldn't Have Won Any Grammys, But Rap Purists Are Missing the Point
June 18, 2013
David Hajdu
Oh, 'Yeezus'
Kanye West's new album is raw, unapologetic—and boring
May 21, 2013
Jeb Lund, Jay Friedman
The Miseducation of Stan Veuger
Conservatives' hilarious attempt to appropriate rap music

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