Ye’s White Lives
Kanye West’s alt-right stunts at Paris Fashion Week have drawn self-righteous condemnation from the fashion world and beyond.
Fake News on O-Block
In a story jointly published by the Chicago Reader and The Triibe, coverage of developments at Chicago’s O-Block is scrutinized.
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Coolio’s Sound Master Crew
Contrary to reports, L.A, rapper Coolio’s career began in the mid-80s, when he floated through several short-lived electro-rap ensembles.
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P4K’s 250 Best Songs of the 90s
Pitchfork’s latest retrospective list, a ranking of the top 250 best songs of the 1990s, embraces a girlboss theme. The top five slots belong to women.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1991: 2Pac
With his debut solo single, it was clear that 2Pac would be a very different artist from his Digital Underground crew.
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Jean Grae and Hip-Hop Heresies
In light of Jean Grae’s identification as nonbinary, Shanté Paradigm Smalls’ Hip-Hop Heresies, a book about queer identity in hip-hop culture, is enlightening.
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Futura 2000 on Basquiat, Haring, Warhol
A recent Futura 2000 interview in Artnet is full of memorable details.
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Fake Musicians and The Source
ProPublica’s story about internet clout chases contains a detail about The Source magazine, a famed example of golden-era rap journalism.
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Sammus on AI
With controversy surrounding “augmented reality” act FN Meka, it’s worth reading Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo’s story on AI in the rap industry.
Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain: Tough, Tender, and Smoked Out
In this Showtime documentary, Estevan Oriel struggles to encompass the complexity of a highly unique West Coast group.
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Hua Hsu on Suspended in Time
Hua Hsu, a staff writer for The New Yorker, discusses his new zine Suspended in Time, which also serves as a preface for his forthcoming book, Stay True.
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Cadence Weapon, Teen P4K Critic
In a long-ish essay published in The Walrus, Cadence Weapon recounts his time penning reviews as an enterprising Edmonton teenager.
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