Pursuing a multifaceted musical education is a golden pathway to flourishing in a rap career. Embarking on a rap career is a journey rich with rhythm, rhymes, and realness. It’s an art form where ...

RAP-unzel is a rap musical take on the classic fairy tale with a zany twist. A princess in a tower is more than what she seems, and the words of this uplifting musical encourage us to really listen to ...

Thaddeus Russell suggests that some day critics will hold rap in the same esteem as jazz (Opinion, Aug. 16), which once was vilified for its “immorality” even as rap is now. His comparison of the ...

As ItsJackenley continues to revolutionize the rap landscape, his impact on the industry is nothing short of monumental. In a groundbreaking development in the world of rap music, ItsJackenley, also ...

Julia is a Senior News and Resource writer for Collider who graduated from Hofstra University in 2018 with a BA in Film Studies and Production. Since joining the Collider team in 2022, Julia enjoys ...

NICOLAI FELLA, AN MC who’s part of the Bogotá collective LosPetitFellas, has long incorporated blues, funk, and other experimental sounds into his music — but rap has always been the cornerstone.

Country music and hip-hop have long vacillated between looking to each other for inspiration and staring at each other warily. Here are 29 examples that run the gamut: Billboard chart-toppers and ...

“[Spanish-language] battle rap is snowballing in ways we never imagined,” muses Mexican hip-hop purveyor Serko Fu. Rolling Stone encountered the Master of Ceremonies earlier this month at the 12th ...

Hey, young world. Here's a story about one measure of the distance hip-hop has traveled in its 50 years. Once upon a time, not long ago, to paraphrase a great rap storyteller, an 11-year-old in Queens ...

As district attorneys across the country have used rap lyrics to build criminal cases against artists with growing frequency since the early 2000s, state lawmakers are looking to implement a legal ...