hip-hop

Straight Outta the Garden: A Conversation With Eco Hip-Hop Pioneer DJ Cavem

The producer/DJ/midwife/high school teacher/organic gardener/chef is trying to bring health and wellness to the ’hood through vegan beats and environmental rhymes based on green living

Dame D.O.L.L.A. Fans Say It’s Time to Stop Sleeping on the NBA Star’s Rap Game

Music critics might dismiss Damian Lillard’s hip-hop alter ego, but these guys will stan for his every beat

The Dark History of ‘Nice Guys’ in Music

‘When I wrote ‘Nice Guys,’ I was wondering whether or not that adopted persona is purely for your own benefit — and that it’s a flawed mythology to put on yourself’

It’s Science Now — ‘Old Town Road’ Is Pop

A machine-learning project at the University of Southern California has officially settled one of summer’s biggest debates