Hip Hop

Meek Mill raises his arms in victory on stage during the 4th Annual TIDAL X: Brooklyn at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on October 23, 2018.
Shani Saxon  Dec 28, 2018 10:30AM EST

Colorlines Favorites of 2018: Meek Mill Seeks Redemption on 'Championships'

The Colorlines team is sharing our favorite 2018 videos, books, hashtags, movies and more. Here, contributing writer Shani Saxon dives into why Meek Mill’s “Championships” was the year’s best album.
Brown man with grey beard in red t-shirt in front of white wall with black text and insignia
Sameer Rao  Jun 15, 2018 12:25PM EDT

WATCH: Bobbito Garcia's 'Rock Rubber 45s' Celebrates Hip Hop

Famous friends of the renowned DJ—including Rosie Pérez, Questlove and Lin-Manuel Miranda—examine Garcia’s decades-long dedication to hip hop in his new documentary.
Kenrya Rankin  May 24, 2016 11:52AM EDT

'Hip Hop Honors' Returns, Will Exclusively Big Up Women

The show will air July 11 at 9 p.m. ET.
Qimmah Saafir  Apr 16, 2015 12:42PM EDT

[Video] 'Hunger Games' Actress Amandla Stenberg Gives a Crash Course In Cultural (Mis)Appropriation

The teen actress shows her stuff in a video she made called “Don’t Cash Crop on My Cornrows.”
Qimmah Saafir  Apr 2, 2015 12:46PM EDT

MCNY Unveils 'Hip-Hop Revolution' Photo Exhibition

Three photographers share classic moments in hip-hop culture seen through their lenses.
Jamilah King  Feb 10, 2015 10:41AM EST

Macklemore Becomes a Casualty of Snoop Dogg's Grammy Diss

He’s taking shots on Instagram.
Jamilah King  Nov 10, 2014 2:03PM EST

Azealia Banks is Fed Up With Mainstream Music, Especially Those 'Corny' White Girls

Will she ever sign a major deal again? Not a chance.
Jamilah King  Oct 1, 2014 12:16PM EDT

Here is the Okinawan Rapper Who Was Inspired by 2pac

Awich is a 27-year-old rapper with a story to tell.
Aura Bogado  Sep 12, 2014 12:26PM EDT

Watch These Oakland Women Turf Battle [VIDEO]

They pretty much kill it.
Jamilah King  Aug 18, 2014 11:00AM EDT

Mystic's 13-Year Journey Toward 'Beautiful Resistance'

The Oakland-based rapper explains what drove her away from the music industry, and what ultimately brought her back.
Jamilah King  Jul 15, 2014 10:27AM EDT

Los Rakas Pays Tribute to Families Torn Apart by Deportation

The video is the second part of a cinematic series that focuses on the push-and-pull factors of immigration.
Jamilah King  Jul 11, 2014 11:22AM EDT

Azealia Banks Quotes 'The Color Purple' After Being Dropped From Label

Let’s hope that she’ll finally be able to let her music do the talking.
Jamilah King  Apr 7, 2014 5:01PM EDT

Poet Saul Williams to Star in Broadway Musical Inspired by 2pac

“Holler If You Hear Me” opens this summer.
Jamilah King  Mar 17, 2014 10:15AM EDT

Jay Electronica Taps Nation of Islam, Wizard of Oz in New Song

No full-length album yet.
Jamilah King  Mar 14, 2014 2:30PM EDT

Openly Gay Rapper Le1f Makes Network TV Debut on Letterman

He was fabulously gay in a way that network television probably hasn’t seen before.
Carla Murphy  Mar 10, 2014 5:09PM EDT

Mic Check: Joan Morgan and Brittney Cooper in Conversation

Black feminists on when and where they enter, now.
Aura Bogado  Feb 24, 2014 10:14AM EST

Supaman Makes Beats in Regalia

Christian Takes Gun Parrish does hip-hop to the beat of his Apsaalooke drum.
Jamilah King  Feb 21, 2014 10:43AM EST

NBC's Brian Williams Raps 'Rapper's Delight' and It's Awesome

Classic.
Jamilah King  Jan 7, 2014 2:00PM EST

You Can Stream Del The Funky Homosapien's New Album For Free

Hip-hop heads, rejoice!
Aura Bogado  Oct 25, 2013 4:43PM EDT

Frank Waln's New Video Will Blow You Away

Call your calvary, because Frank Waln leaves stereotypes as casualties.