From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

When discussing 50 years of hip-hop, gangsta rap has to be mentioned, and Ice-T was one of the true pioneers in the music genre. Ice-T influenced many other artists with his lyrics and flow, and he ...

There are West Coast swashbucklers and then there's G Perico, the by-any-means man of action rip-roaring through South Central. He debuted as a Jheri curl-donning Crip who backed his way into rap, ...

Queen banned "gangster rap" artists from sampling their back catalogue amid fears it would "promote violence or abuse". Sir Brian May says the British rock band took a stance to say no to certain ...

Portrait of the entrepreneur as a young man: Chris Schwartz working the phone with a wall of Schoolly D album art behind him. (Supplied by Chris Schwartz) Schoolly D tells Philadelphia Magazine how ...

S1: You are now listening to Meridian Arts and Arts. S2: The story you're about to hear is true. It takes place in the wild world of rap , and contains mature content that may not be appropriate for ...