For decades, hip-hop has often taken inspiration from queer sounds and aesthetics. In the ‘90s, Lil Kim was open about the fact the extravagant outfits and makeup she wore were inspired by drag ...

It’s hard to imagine the 1990s hip-hop revolution without the looming figure of Suge Knight. As the co-founder of Death Row ...

Sundial is against sitting idle, and calls not just to hear its own voice, but to enter into conversation in the griot tradition of call and response. Hip-hop has been effectively deradicalized by ...

Music has this wild way of starting in the most unexpected places. What begins in a dimly lit basement or a cramped warehouse ...

The centuries of systemic racism in America that permeates every crevice of society has finally come to a head. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis revealed the virtual knee to neck applied to ...

The story of hip-hop’s official “birth” has become the stuff of legends: On Aug. 11, 1973, the Bronx’s Jamaican-born Clive Campbell, better known as DJ Kool Herc, hosted a back-to-school party at 1520 ...

Hip Hop Loves has released the second part of the “Stop Shooting” series continuing their mission against gun violence and police brutality. “Stop Shooting Volume 2: Global Love Revolution” is the ...