"Hip Hop" Blogs & Blog Posts

Robot love is real! I'm falling for ‘Rosebud’, an AI-assisted journal that talks back. I voice-type my thoughts, they’re stored as an entry, and then the AI gives written replies with validation, different perspectives and chances to ‘go deep...

Did you know that Corey Feldman has a rap career? The former child star has pursued a number of different media avenues since the height of his acting career in the 1980s, including several turns as a film director (his 2020 documentary The Rape of T...

Before yesterday's Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks basketball game, Flavor Flav of Public Enemy had the honor of singing the National Anthem. What he lacked in melody, he made up for in confidence. Video below. "The anthem was a long time bucket...

This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: ’73 Till Infinity series, a celebration of the genre’s 50th anniversary.Read more...

Surprised to see Cypress Hill taking to the Tiny Desk "stage" but I'm here for it. In honor of their Black Sunday album's 30th anniversary, the legendary hip-hop group performed a few songs at NPR's headquarters, including their 1993 hit, "Insane in...

@andersonburrus From my battle against Billie Dutches ♬ original sound – Anderson Burrus Despite sharing similar DNA with traditional hip-hop music, battle rap is an entirely different animal compared to conventional rap music. Unlike...

"Glorious Game," released in April by El Michels Affair & Black Thought, is "a fusion of impossibly sharp lyricism and languid Jazz." Eleven tracks (with a title track reprise) featuring guests KIRBY, Son Little, and Brainstory, Black Thought rem...