Ta-Nehisi Coates takes on questions in promotion of his book, ‘We Were Eight years in Power: An American Tragedy’ at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, IL; Photo: Random House/YouTube In the U.S. there are […]
KMOV St. Louis traffic anchor, Laura Hettiger, delivering the traffic report; Photo: Laura Hettiger/Facebook/KMOV Most Taylor Swift fans fall into a certain age range, but every once in a while an older bird shows its […]
Erick Innis of McMinn County High School in Athens, Tennessee; Photo: YouTube/Erik Innis Now more than ever, for better or for worse, teachers are using hip-hop to reach their students. It’s a smart way for […]
One of the first times former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernic knelt during the National Anthem; Photo: YouTube/CBS The California chapter of the NAACP has announced a motion to replace the National Anthem, calling the […]
MC Lyte talks on the Kickstarter overview for the Smithsonian’s ‘Anthalogy of Hip-Hop and Rap’ project; Photo: Smithsonian/Kickstarter The Smithsonian in Washington, DC announced a Kickstarter to fund it’s newest project, the Smithsonian Anthology of […]
JAY-Z (left), South Carolina mayor Welborn Adams and his wife (right); Photos: Twitter After being found not guilty of a DUI, Greenwood, South Carolina mayor Welborn Adams used Jay-Z lyrics to express his elation. Adams […]
Swedish thrash metal vets Witchery carry on the All Hallows’ Eve vibe, Queen revive a News of the World gem for the album’s 40th anniversary with a cat-themed animation and a lost Freddie Mercury vocal take, […]
Lana Del Rey; Photo: Facebook In light of recent events, Lana Del Rey has announced that she will be retiring the song “Cola” from her sets. The song has attracted attention because it has long […]
Marvin Bagley III; Photo: USA Today Basketball and hip-hop are inseparable, which is why it’s no surprise that every season you’ll see a ball player trying their hand at the rap game; Damian Lillard for […]
André 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast; Photo: N/A André Benjamin (b.k.a. André 3000) is a legend, considered by many to be one of the most talented lyricists in the game; as half of the […]
