How a rap battle at a party led to The Game meeting Kanye West and eventually making one of the best West Coast rap songs of ...

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Let’s talk about weed and rap. We know Hip Hop and cannabis have been intertwined for decades, but over the last 10 years, the relationship between hip hop and weed has evolved into a full-fledged ...

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This one was worth the wait. Check out our highlights from 'Before the World Blows.' Although in recent times Drake’s cultural currency has been called into question, there’s no denying that he is one ...

Rap is often treated as background music for workouts, commutes, or parties. In a classroom context, it can look like “just entertainment.” Yet rap lyrics are built on the same foundations students ...

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Rap has always been more than music. It emerged as a voice of Black and Latino communities who were tired of economic and social discrimination. Soon, it transformed into a disruptive force in music.

It was the height of quarantine, and Issa Rae wanted — in Bay Area rapper Saweetie’s proverbial words — “Something fun, something for the summertime. Something for the girls to get ready and party to.