“The Stream might be on the wane but still it dominates. All media on the web and in mobile apps has blog DNA in it and will continue to for a long while.” Sometime in the past few years, the blog ...

The blog era of Hip Hop opened new doors for artists to reach fans directly through digital platforms. Sites like DatPiff and 2DopeBoyz played a key role in launching careers for artists who are now ...

The two co-hosts talked to Rolling Stone about revisiting rap’s blog era, how rap music transformed thanks to the internet, and what they think of AI Drake. You’ve been working on this for three years ...

The new podcast from the brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal explores what made hip-hop blogs matter — and why they faded away. By Reggie Ugwu For music fans who came of age after Napster but before ...

On the band Voxtrot’s recent reunion tour, the experience of the audience members was shaped, more than usual, by age. Because the band hasn’t toured or released new music for the past twelve years, ...