The underground mixtape has long been a staple in hip-hop, with blended DJ selections being all the rage throughout the '90s. But this decade saw... The Decade In Rap Mixtapes The Decade In Rap ...

The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place – lots of times, you’re even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good – so once a week we’re going to get with a rapper and ask ...

“The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes,” rapped Nas on his 1994 classic “N.Y. State of Mind.” Like other underground genres that hit their stride in the ...

As a feminist and a hip-hop fan, I always experience discomfort participating in the genre of music I love. It’s not just the textbook misogyny and homophobia that attack my queer womanhood, although ...

On episode 3 of 'The Almanac of Rap,' 9th Wonder and Reuben Vincent push back on the idea that younger artists don’t understand hip-hop’s depth or history. "It spoke to a different generation of ...

Pressing altered versions of classic projects into boutique collector’s items sends a fuzzy message in a significant year, Nadine Smith writes. This year has been filled with countless tributes to rap ...

For the latest sounds in hip-hop, don't bother with the radio. Turn off your computer, too. The good stuff lives and breathes on mixtapes, unlicensed CD compilations crammed with unofficial remixes, ...

The music moves across multiple underground currents, fusing the grit of streetwise gutter rap with elements drawn from club ...