Thank the rap gods for Skillz’s annual “Rap Up” because I can never remember the year’s notable events come December 31. This year, I’ve only managed to retain information about more dead black bodies ...

In case you missed the festivities, tonight was the always eventful BET Hip-Hop Awards. While you can see all the award winners here and the cyphers here, we know you’re dying to see the performances.

This weekend is Christmas and, if you're like us, you spent a little more on Black Friday this year than you originally anticipated. You also just paid your monthly credit card bill and forgot how ...

Skillz is back with his annual "Rap Up" record. Throughout the song he recaps the year using clever rhymes. Obviously, 2016 was a doozy, so the Virginia rapper had plenty to work with this time around ...

It's been well documented that 2016 was a good year for rap. Damn near every major star in the game dropped a project, newcomers burst onto the scene en masse, and much of the output was excellent in ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook That being said, objectively “good” rap doesn’t need to be socially conscious. Listening ...

Drake's "Hotline Bling" Wins Best Hip-Hop Video at 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards Drake's "Hotline Bling" Wins Best Hip-Hop Video at 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards Drake took home the Best Hip-Hop Video award at ...

As if on cue, just as Gucci Mane was released from prison, his new Florida progeny, Kodak Black, was arrested on a handful of charges, including robbery. Black often evokes Gucci in tone, doling out ...

In 2015, OVO basically morphed into the First Order of the new Star Wars film: The guys everyone once saw as heroes soon turned to lovable villains. Having diffused last year's ghostwriting ...

For more than a decade I carried a shame within me, a secret so embarrassing I kept it hidden from anyone new I met for fear of their ridicule. I was a cultural leper, lower than the lowest among us, ...

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