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Sudan's Rising Stars: Rap Renaissance Meets Resilience

Sudan's Rising Stars: Rap Renaissance Meets Resilience

Meet the Sudanese artists inspiring change through street rap.

By Camillia Kazem/Feb 28, 2024

Feb 28, 2024

2,337 Hypes

Celebrate 50 Years of Hip-Hop With These 5 Upcoming Concerts

Celebrate 50 Years of Hip-Hop With These 5 Upcoming Concerts

See DJ Kool Herc, Run-DMC, the Wu-Tang Clan and more perform live this summer.

By Sarah Kearns/Jul 27, 2023

Jul 27, 2023

4,354 Hypes

How Rapper BK' Uses Technology to Immerse the Audience in his Narrative

How Rapper BK' Uses Technology to Immerse the Audience in his Narrative

“The important thing is to let your art flow.”

By Julia Reis/Mar 9, 2023

Mar 9, 2023

1,465 Hypes

OneOf Honors Biggie Smalls' Legacy Through 'The Sky's the Limit' NFT Collection

OneOf Honors Biggie Smalls' Legacy Through 'The Sky's the Limit' NFT Collection

Fans can collectively license the audio recording of the rapper’s famous “Fulton Street Freestyle.”

By Sophie Waldman/Jul 20, 2022

Jul 20, 2022

4,353 Hypes

Academy of Contemporary Music Offers UK's First Rap & MC Degree

Academy of Contemporary Music Offers UK's First Rap & MC Degree

Available at its Birmingham and Guilford campuses.

By Eric Brain/Jun 19, 2019

Jun 19, 2019

2,811 Hypes

Chinese Rappers Speculate on China's Hip-Hop Ban

Chinese Rappers Speculate on China's Hip-Hop Ban

We spoke to four artists and industry figures to gain insight.

By HB Team/Feb 19, 2018

Feb 19, 2018

37,302 Hypes

Lupe Fiasco Releases Two New Tracks, "Black Power L Word" & "KJazz"

Lupe Fiasco Releases Two New Tracks, "Black Power L Word" & "KJazz"

New Sunday vibes courtesy of the Chicago artist.

By Bigoa Machar/Oct 29, 2017

Oct 29, 2017

3,956 Hypes

Stream Lil Wop's New Album, 'Wopavelli 3'

Stream Lil Wop's New Album, 'Wopavelli 3'

The latest from Gucci Mane’s newest signee.

By Bigoa Machar/Oct 27, 2017

Oct 27, 2017

568 Hypes

Rick Ross Shares His Latest Track, "TipToe'N"

Rick Ross Shares His Latest Track, "TipToe'N"

Could this be the first single from ‘Port of Miami 2?’

By Bigoa Machar/Oct 20, 2017

Oct 20, 2017

763 Hypes

Wu-Tang Clan & The Roots Perform "My Only One" on 'Jimmy Fallon'

Wu-Tang Clan & The Roots Perform "My Only One" on 'Jimmy Fallon'

Fresh off their latest album ‘The Saga Continues.’

By Bigoa Machar/Oct 14, 2017

Oct 14, 2017

11,229 Hypes

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