It’s easy to wonder what 90s hip-hop artists would sound like if they came out today. What would Tupac rap over if he were still alive? What does Illmatic sound like if Nas were depicting a more ...

These are the strongest bonds in rap. By Mackenzie Cummings-Grady Being a successful rapper is no joke. Aside from the artistic discipline it takes to make great music, many of today’s rappers have ...

In the 1990s, these three hip-hop artists were among the biggest names in the genre. By the 2000s, their popularity had waned ...

Everyone calls the ’90s the Golden Age Hip-Hop. That’s cute—but it still feels like a lazy summary of a decade that completely rewrote the rules. Rap albums of the ’80s gave us the blueprint—Slick ...

Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard brought “Chasing Magic” to Spoleto Festival USA in 2023. The duo returns to Charleston this year with “The Remix.” Photo credit: Tony Turner. The familiar boom-bap of ...