Reynolds’ weekly column exploring songs and scenes at the intersection of music and digital culture, separating shitpost genius from shitpassé lameness. This week, they ...

In 1991, Spin magazine took the Compton rap collective N.W.A out to eat for a profile at the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan. The white author presents gangsta rap as a cynical enterprise, no different ...

"I make beats and everything, that's my passion," Ager told Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson in an interview in 2024. "Jay-Z comes ...

LAS VEGAS – Controversial jailed hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is being viewed as a key bombshell witness in the upcoming murder trial of rap rival Tupac Shakur. LA criminal kingpin Duane Davis, ...

Artificial intelligence is quietly shifting how rap and beatmaking happen. Generative tools are speeding up experimentation, lowering barriers to entry, and raising new questions about authorship, ...

The man charged with murder for his alleged role in the 1996 shooting death of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur lost his bid to suppress key evidence that he argued was obtained through an unlawful ...

What does Comic Sans sound like? What does it feel like? And is it actually kinda good? These were the questions ever-present in the minds of early PC Music acts like Kero Kero Bonito’s Gus Bonito, ...

Legends of rap and hip-hop, as well as some up-and-coming artists, are heading to Reno-Tahoe stages to kick off 2026 — including Talib Kweli, Mickey Avalon and a ...

There’s no shame in admitting it: You pressed play on J. Cole’s new album anticipating some bars, a verse, maybe even a full song about The Beef That Almost Was. In addition to being a new release ...

Often boosted by social media, many of them got their start with independent labels or by uploading self-made songs to streaming platforms. Now, bigger labels and streaming services are catching on.

On Saturday, March 7, the group will perform at Appalachian Mountain Brewery and Cidery’s annual Flannel Fest at 4:30 p.m., ...