Bun B has long been a trailblazer in both Hip Hop and Houston culture, but his influence extends far beyond music. Over the past few years, he has become an integral part of the Houston Rodeo, ...

Culture critics Jay Smooth, El Jones and Pablo, The Don discuss the feud between the rapper and the influencer.

Hip-hop's longtime love for Donald Trump and Sean "Diddy" Combs highlights some artists' disturbing infatuation with powerful abusers. By Ja'han Jones This post is the fourth in “MAGA and Masculinity ...

Zhang’s explainer is a great snapshot of the zaniness of online communities built on the constant dissection of pop culture, but it unfortunately belies the racist roots of how terms like “khia” come ...

The music industry’s power dynamics have long favored corporate interests over artistic expression, but few artists have faced the institutional pushback that Pusha T has encountered in recent years.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a ...

Death is so common in hip-hop now that we don't even take time to mourn the deceased. The sudden departure of the BET Hip Hop Awards (HHA) from cable television was announced last month and it ...

Hip hop culture is arguably the most impactful artistic export the U.S. has to offer. It left its mark on everything: no haute couture house or Eastern European indie band was left untouched. What’s ...

When Jabari “Dr. Naledge” Evans was a kid, hip-hop felt like a privilege. If he got straight A’s, his mother would let him go to the legendary music venue in the city’s South Side, Chicago’s ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...