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With Fresh Picks , Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...
Sacha Jenkins, who helped establish hip-hop's presence in mainstream media while preserving its underground authenticity, ...
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Rico Nasty, Samara Cyn, and Sexyy Red. With summer inching closer, rap and hip-hop are back outside — so to speak. New York ...
Chill Rob G Dropped His 'Ride The Rhythm' LP 36 Years Ago Chill Rob G Dropped His 'Ride The Rhythm' LP 36 Years Ago ...
Sacha Jenkins, the hip-hop journalist, filmmaker, and historian who co-founded the seminal Nineties magazine Ego Trip, died ...
In , Aesop Rock relies on personification in his lyrics, switching between outrageous boasts and mordant self-deprecation. On “Checkers,” he brags, “I’m all of Alexandria’s information in aggregate.” ...
Later, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the cinematic contributions of Dariush Mehrjui, Sohrab Shahid-Saless, Arby ...
Veteran journalist and filmmaker Sacha Jenkins, widely known for his impactful work in hip-hop culture, has died at age 54.
Many people know Carmack as half of underground queer pop promoters Citypill. In 2019, Carmack met Stevie Logan, and in 2021, ...
Today, the hip-hop world salutes Kejuan Muchita—better known as Havoc—on his 51st birthday. As one-half of the legendary Queensbridge duo Mobb Deep, Havoc helped define the gritty, minimalist sound ...
Be ready to witness the ultimate playlist of songs starting with X. From DMX to Michael Jackson, find your new favorite ...
The pressure to follow up on a hot debut can undo an artist—but it brought out the best in Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Lou ...