Kendrick Lamar’s win over Drake shows the resurgence of an illiberal racial mood in America
Halled over the coals: Rapper Macklemore’s track Hind’s Hall, which criticises Israel’s war, has gone viral.
Hip-hop turns 50 this year and to celebrate this milestone we look at women pioneers in this male-dominated musical subculture
The only rapper to give a masterclass in hip-hop storytelling, Nasir Jones is one of the best rappers of all time
Gun violence claims the life of yet another of hip-hop’s ascendant stars
Standing on the shoulders of hip-hop giants like HHP, Pro and Skwatta, the new generation of Mzansi rappers is changing the genre’s lexicon
DBN Gogo, Blxckie and ByLwansta are headliners at the return of this iconic event
Jabba’s Back To The City performance in 2016 was a late-career triumph for the visionary MC, but its promise would prove elusive
For a man to whom music was a mission, the local industry ultimately proved too narrow
Monster hits and expressive deep cuts from HHP’s extensive catalog, ranked from best to very good by Sabeo Mkhabela
Jabba was an an innovator who paved a lane and nurtured a genre, but he only ever wanted to be a Maftown hero
Living in Georgia in the US for a few years, John Robinson, aka Sci, built a close bond with DOOM. In this two-part interview, he reminisces on the moments they shared
Living in Georgia in the US for a few years, John Robinson, aka Sci, built a close bond with DOOM. In this two-part interview, he reminisces on the moments they shared
DOOM collaborator Stahhr shares game from the masked villain and how they crafted some of hip-hop’s dopest songs
Sabelo Mkhabela, a ‘writer who can take photos’ tells us about the image he took of American rapper Joey Bada$$ at Oppikoppi in 2017
The elusive rapper’s recent confounding and reluctant releases are rap as liberation theology
Mx Blouse talks about their sonic influences and how these fused together to shape their debut album, ‘Elementality’
The Xhosa rapper’s journey to making his first album drew on his family’s indentity