In 2016, a rift between hitmakers showed the limits of rap's tolerance for rule-breakers. As Mark Anthony Neal explains, "authentic" Black masculinity has always been a moving target in hip-hop.
Artificial intelligence technology can now create new songs that sound like they're the work of real artists, which introduces creative possibilities — and raises legal and ethical questions.
The duo trades threats and out-of-pocket disses of virtually everyone they've ever encountered on a new album. It's ugly, but it mostly works as a more targeted, focused version of Drake's whole deal.
Rappers Drake and 21 Savage, who are releasing a joint album Friday, posted a spoof of the segment to their social media accounts, and the Internet has largely mistaken it for the real thing.
Atlanta-based hip-hop artist Killer Mike joined a roster of other musicians calling out the Grammy Awards after his duo, Run the Jewels, did not receive a nomination for their album Run the Jewels 4, despite it receiving critical acclaim earlier in the year.
There aren't many African-American males who play lead roles in superhero or Sci-Fi films. Earlier this year, we got a taste of representation in "Black...