On July 3, 1996, Roland Emmerich’s disaster epic Independence Day paid off months of hype to become an instant box-office smash. It was not just the highest-grossing film of the year, but one of the ...

Bronx before it became a global movement — including some perspective from rap critic and native New Yorker Alphonse Pierre on why it's still best when close to home. Hip-hop’s origin story is ...

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Hop” (Backbeat Books, 2026). I felt dumb for never making the connection until now. Rap and punk, argues critic Carlo ...

Now, GloRilla has officially released “MANE,” featuring Shiesty, along with an accompanying video. The track — produced by London Jae, Squat Beats, and B100 — finds the two rappers celebrating their ...

Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician known for viral stunts and alt-pop hits, died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro on June 14 ...

In this interview Cao Fei discusses cultural hybridity and her Hip Hop series, and the factory workers featured in her multi-part project Whose Utopia. ART21: Let’s talk about hip-hop. It’s about ...

Eminem, Outkast, and Biggie are three of the best-selling, critically acclaimed Hip-hop artists of all time. In recent years, we have seen Hip-hop reach new heights in terms of commercial success, ...

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The room was bubbling with anticipatory conversation. Some dancers were stretching in the corners, faraway looks in their eyes. Others warded off the pre-performance jitters by catching up with their ...