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, ...

I also think some of this coverage has missed the mark by portraying hip-hop’s occasional ties to Trump as something bizarre or novel. Historically speaking, it’s not. And none of us should be ...

Eight years ago, in his West Coast marijuana haze, Snoop Dogg ardently sang along to YG and Nipsey Hussle’s anti-Trump protest song, "FDT," which stands for "F**k Donald Trump." “We ain’t voting for ...

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

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 ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

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 ...