Tagged Hip Hop

While opener London O’Connor’s Casio beats and playfully simple melodies were nostalgic and innocently satisfying, and follow-up act rapper Hodgy (of Odd Future fame) gave an engaging and commanding perform...

For those of you who are not British, the MOBOs may be alien to you. Originating in 1996, the Music of Black Origin Awards celebrates the diverse artistry of the black community in the UK. From Jamaican...

For most of us, Disney and Pixar animated movies take us back to our childhood. For Jon Bellion, these movies represent more than just that -- they are the core of his inspiration and his artistic evolution. Th...

Cloaked in an oversized leopard coat and matching pants, Ms. Lauryn Hill clutched the microphone and turned the name of our town into a song of its own. “Berkeley,” she wailed deep into a cover of Nina S...

Kristine Flaherty, known as K.Flay,  has come a long way since writing her first rap parody track over 10 years ago, performing in front of a sold out crowd in her hometown of San Francisco last Thursday, Octo...

I stood in a crowd of about 20,000, waiting for the man who might very well go down as the best rapper of all time. Earlier that day, I had previously been harangued into seeing The Chainsmokers, and their bran...

There’s a rumble in the distance. It builds on itself, getting louder and louder until a voice emerges with a boom: We return from the depths of the badland With a gun and a knife in our waistband. W...

If you and yours are tired of studying/chilling/euphemism-ing to Top 40 R&B, try some neo-soul. It's a good time to get into it, considering artists like Solange, Xenia Rubinos, and Frank Ocean have release...

It’s been a big year for rap. The four biggest rap stars of the moment- Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Chance the Rapper- all put out full length projects, and Young Thug has over the summer skyrockete...

Overheard in the backseat of my car last month: “JEFFERY is the hardest shit in existence, man — Young Thug makes 21 Savage look like a five year-old.” “What? Dude, he’s wearing a wedding dress ...

Following his release of XXX in 2011, Detroit-born rapper Danny Brown became an established name in the hip-hop game. With his high-energy beats and quick, clean flow, the musician has developed a reputation f...

The enigmatic Frank Ocean rewrote the book on R&B with his landmark second album, 2012’s Channel Orange, and the anticipation surrounding his latest release has been bordering on sensational. Ultimately, ...

Drake once said that by the time he turned 30, he planned to no longer be rapping. I remember feeling respect for this; he was an artist in his prime recognizing that aging artists rarely come close to their ca...

Atlanta native and rising talent Malachiae Warren is about to become your favorite R&B singer of the summer. After making videos on YouTube, the 20-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer has captured ...

Hip-hop and indie rock have always existed as largely separate genres, complete with their own musical touchstones, cultures, and roles in society, outside of the odd collaboration or sample. However, despite t...