hip hop

MusicChina is blacklisting karaoke songs: here are the ones we’d ban

Art & PhotographyRaymond Boyd on lensing the 90s artists who ripped up the hip hop rulebook

MusicAcclaimed hip hop photographer Chi Modu has died aged 54

MusicJay B is switching it up from his K-pop idol past

MusicBehind the scenes with Houston rap royalty, the Prince family

Art & PhotographyPhotographer Joe Conzo on lensing the Bronx birth of hip hop

Art & PhotographyExploring Jean-Michel Basquiat’s eclectic musical influences

Life & CulturePodcasts to listen to now that Christmas is cancelled

MusicIconic hip hop label Def Jam officially launches in the UK

FashionCardi B hits back at racist trolls calling out her Birkin collection

Musicslowthai on lockdown, the NME Awards, and his second album

MusicCardi B’s Invasion of Privacy is the most streamed female rap album, ever

MusicJay-Z sues the creator of hip hop-inspired children’s books

MusicWhat went down at Woodie Smalls’ euphoric Bershka gig in BrusselsBershka

MusicWoodie Smalls is the Brussels MC with West Coast steezeBershka

Film & TVWatch Cardi B and Chance the Rapper in Netflix’s new hip hop talent show

MusicFlying Lotus shares a new track with late hip hop producer Ras G

MusicThe story of Lil Nas X, a country-trap cowboy born online

MusicYou can now live in Notorious B.I.G.’s childhood home

Dazed 100Lil Nas X is the rap star who shot to fame at lightspeed

MusicMatt Ox is trap’s strange new breed of superstar

MusicGenres like grime are stifled by institutional racism, says report by MPs

MusicAfter a crackdown on live music in Russia, artists are asking what’s next

FashionA brief history of Baby Phat, the cult 00s label bringing sexy back