‘Boston bomber voting’ discourse is America at its dumbest
It has nothing to do with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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‘Lil Billie Xanish’ is the deepfake mashup of Billie Eilish and Lil Xan
They look freakishly similar.
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Travis Scott’s shape-shifting ‘Birds In the Trap Sing McKnight’ is Kanye fan art
Come for the Kendrick Lamar cameo—and that's about it.
Review: Kanye protege Desiigner lands on Tidal
These songs have no business behind a paywall.
Gucci Mane released from prison early, and the Internet celebrated his return
What will Gucci Mane do next?
Chance the Rapper’s ‘Coloring Book’ is a star-studded big bang
The Chicago rapper's third 'mixtape' soars beyond its liner notes.
The 20 most meme-ready lyrics from Drake’s ‘Views’
We went ahead and skipped his rant about Cheesecake Factory.
2 L.A. gangster rappers get political, release diss track ‘F**k Donald Trump’
And YG and Nipsey Hussle's 'FDT' bangs.
Kendrick Lamar’s Web-crashing outtakes album is a mythic masterstroke
Lamar's leftovers heat up hip-hop with free-form genius.
Jay Electronica and the art of releasing one rap song a year
Fans can’t quit him no matter how little he shows up.
Lost amid Apple Music and DJ Khaled hype, a blistering Future album
What a time to have an iPhone.
There’s now a video game about the Drake/Meek Mill Twitter beef
Not to say that it works, but…
The Latvian rappers who idolize New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis
You need to listen to these Latvian hip-hop bangers.
The 10 best free rap songs of 2015
These hip-hop anthems conquered all.
This Notorious B.I.G. and ‘Star Wars’ mashup is downright inspired
Ten years after rap mashups wore out their welcome, a surprisingly palatable mix.
How DJ Akademiks became hip-hop’s one-man TMZ
Content mill DJ Akademiks is changing urban news—one watermark at a time.
South Carolina inmates get solitary confinement for making rap video in prison
The video's virality drew the attention of the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Internet-fueled singles don’t always translate to album sales
The Internet was supposed to change all of this.
Kanye West is a huge Ben Carson fan
'I tried for three weeks to get on the phone with him.'
Mac Miller hits the reset button with ‘GO:OD AM’
Miller’s third studio album shows his continued maturation.