‘RS Interview: Special Edition’ With Killer Mike
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“I love being black,” Run the Jewels rapper tells Jamil Smith. “With that said, it can be dangerous as fuck”
New Protest Anthems: Songs of the Uprising for George Floyd
Posted in: Music FeaturesFrom LL Cool J to YG, here’s how artists have responded to the latest killing of an unarmed black man at the hands of the police, continuing a decades-long struggle
Run the Jewels Bring the Noise Right on Time With ‘RTJ4’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe agit-rap duo’s fourth LP was recorded before America was ignited in protest, but it still feels perfectly apt for 2020 America
‘He Shook the World’: George Floyd’s Legendary Houston Legacy
Posted in: Music FeaturesBefore he was murdered by a police officer, Big Floyd was a rapper in Texas’ influential Screwed Up Click. Now, the musicians that knew him are left to reflect on his life in Houston — and wh…
Flashback: The Notorious B.I.G. Rhymes as Lil’ Kim in ‘Queen Bitch’ Demo
Posted in: Music News“Got buffoons eating my pussy while I watch cartoons,” Hall of Fame rapper rhymes in catalog curio
In My Room With the Last Artful, Dodgr
Posted in: Music NewsRapper delivers four tracks both inside and outside of her house
Talking Wunna With Gunna
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe Atlanta rapper discusses his new alter ego (and its eponymous upcoming album), how he’s handling the pandemic, and why he loves to get fully dressed even if he has nowhere to go
Rylo Rodriguez: Southern Rap’s Prince of Samples
Posted in: Music FeaturesMobile, Alabama, artist flips classic pop and R&B songs into stories about life where he’s from
Tekashi 6ix9ine Releases First Post-Prison Song
Posted in: Music NewsOn “GOOBA,” the controversial rapper shows off his ankle monitor in a song and video recorded during his house arrest
‘Blue Story’ Uses Hip-Hop Beats to Bring Mythic Weight to British Youth-Gang Drama
Posted in: Movie ReviewsIf you want a blast of pure nitro in your pandemic viewing, start streaming this standout first feature from rapper-director Andrew Onwubolu, a.k.a. Rapman
