One YBC member’s path from North Philly rapper to shooter was accelerated by a brain injury and dropping out of school
Semaj Nolan's music career was accelerated by the growing popularity of drill rap. Then, at 17, he was charged with killing ...
Saba and No ID’s ‘From the Private Collection’ Is a Cross-Generational Labor of Hip-Hop Love
Saba and No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations. Saba is the cerebral rap poet who made his name with corrosively pained classics like 2018’s Care for Me and 2022’s ...
Hip-Hop for the Infinite Scroll
He’s the undisputed main character of hip-hop for listeners his age and younger, and Music, his first album since 2020, is ...
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From Kendrick Lamar to Missy Elliot, The Best Rags To Riches Stories in Hip-Hop
Several MCs including 50 Cent, Missy Elliot and DMX went through some incredibly difficult times to achieve success.
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Ciara goes old school 1990s hip hop with legend T-shirt and flashy furry boots
The singer and wife of NFL star Russell Wilson collaborates with rapper Tyga and pays tribute to a legend with a cool look. Russell Wilson, Ciara attend the 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party in New ...
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Nigerian rapper ‘Otriexx’ releases new single, bringing old-school hiphop back
Blending the grit of old-school hip-hop with razor-sharp lyricism, the track takes a hard look at the culture of pretense that dominates modern society. In an era where social media fuels ...
'Tradition of Indiana': IU women's basketball alternate jerseys 'look sharp,' even for old-school coach
Jerseys are sometimes a polarizing topic among fan bases. Stray from tradition? Mix it up? Here's what IU women's basketball coach Teri Moren thinks of her team wearing alternates.
Herron High alum Brandon Lott taps into loss, love and old school masters to write songs
Brandon Lott, a featured artist for 2025's Art & Soul, has brought his alternative R&B and neo-soul style to Indianapolis festivals Chreece and Butter.
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10 hip-hop icons who overcame immense adversity
From 50 Cent's survival after being shot to Cardi B's rise from stripper to superstar, these 10 hip hop artists overcame ...
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THE BOMB | BTS member j-hope’s solo work is a resounding success
As a solo artist, j-hope is the bomb. The 31-year-old member of Korea’s biggest music group BTS, who started as a dancer, has emerged as a fine singer-songwriter in the hip-hop mold. In 2018, five ...
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Best Old-School Hip-Hop Night
On Sundays, the place brings out the best in old-school hip-hop and R&B. The dance floor packs people in as everything from Zapp & Roger to SWV to Usher pumps through the venue's mighty sound system.
The rise and fall of the Young Bag Chasers
They started as kids from West Philly just trying to make it out. Drill rap, and the pull of fame and money, left nearly a ...