Ice-T has warned rap beefs are “not smart” anymore because of the risk of retaliation from other people. The rapper and actor thinks that, although competitive attitudes have always been a part of hip ...

Ice-T is certainly no stranger to beefing with his hip-hop peers, but the rapper-turned-heavy-metal-frontman-turned-actor thinks the modern era makes things so much worse. During a recent conversation ...

Most people would never put Shakespeare and Kendrick Lamar in the same sentence. One composed sonnets for the Elizabethan court, the other raps over trap beats for sold-out arenas. Honestly, on the ...

Hip-hop has always been a genre that thrives off rappers' personalities, and sometimes, that can be multiple in one artist. Entering the game as a rapper comes with a persona many times; some artists ...

Gary Holt is plenty busy shredding guitar for Slayer and Exodus but he still managed to find some time to talk on a number of topics at a music clinic in Michigan. Holt is very outspoken against the ...

Through his career, Virgil Abloh transformed modern rap fashion, using his relationships with rappers to both define — and redefine — the fashion of the genre and high-end luxury clothing. The fashion ...

new video loaded: Playboi Carti: Modern Rap in a Nutshell transcript The Atlanta rapper’s surprise hit “Evil J0rdan” tells us a lot about what’s happening in hip-hop right now, our critic argues in ...

Cardi B has become one of hip-hop’s most recognizable and influential figures, known for her sharp lyrical style, unapologetic personality, and chart-topping hits like Bodak Yellow and I Like It, ...

Juicy J has boldly claimed that he makes money from the vast majority of modern rap songs. Sitting down for an interview with Wiz Khalifa for LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill channel, the ...

In 2001, Just Blaze, the producer of “Song Cry,” made a soul sample. In 2020, JuneTheJenius, the producer of “When To Say When,” made a rap song sample. Junius retweeted a supporter who beamed, “‘Song ...