hip-hop
Kurt Cobain says white people can't rap in newly found audio
In a newly unearthed audio recording, Kurt Cobain weighed the merit of white rappers and discussed misogyny in hip-hop when his asked his feelings on a rap-influenced group with white members. And while the late Nirvana frontman claimed respect for the rap music genre, he seemingly dissuaded white people from taking part in the art […]
Emos vs. Rap Gods—is it an emo lyric or a hip-hop lyric?
It’s 2018, folks. If you can’t handle our Spotify playlist jumping from Kendrick Lamar to Hawthorne Heights, you can’t sit with us. Hip-hop and emo seem like genres that should be on polar opposite sides of the spectrum. Or are they? Take this quiz below to see if you can guess which lyrics belong to […]
Hear Awsten Knight from Waterparks' bizarre new mixtape as Felony Steve
[Photo by: Awsten Knight/Instagram] The first track on Waterparks frontman Awsten Knight's strange new blip-hop mixtape—released on SoundCloud under the alias Felony Steve—is titled, “Who Is Steve?” And, really, I guess that's the question we're all asking here. Listen to Knight's bizarre new effort Money Mountain Vol. II below. Read more: Are Waterparks bringing back […]
Hip-hop artist Jez Dior opens up about his, and his father Steve Dior’s, struggles with addiction
From the outside, you’d think that Jez Dior has lived something of a charmed life. The up-and-coming, Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist—whose breakout track, “Sober,” has clocked more than a million streams on Spotify—is the son of British rocker Steve Dior, a veteran guitarist best known for playing with members of the Sex Pistols and the New […]
Hip-hop ousts rock as most listened to genre in America
Rock music may still be a favorite in our hearts, but the overall favoritism in America seems to be changing: For the first time ever, hip-hop has beat out rock for the title of most popular genre in America. Forbes also reports that R&B and hip-hop are now responsible for 25.1% of all music consumption in […]
10 alt rap/hip-hop artists you should be listening to by now
The rap and hip-hop industry is a highly competitive one. With constant clashes of ego and fame, it can be hard to distinguish the artistry from the hype. But take a glance outside the mainstream spectrum and you will see a thriving community of independent self-starters, instrumental connisseurs and lyrical vegabonds. Here are 10 shining […]
8 incredible rock covers of hip-hop songs
We all love a good cover song—when it’s done right. Come correct or don’t come at all, as they say. So when an artist steps out of their comfort zone by embracing a different genre entirely and then absolutely smashes it, they deserve our utmost respect. Here are eight of the best rock versions of hip-hop […]
10 hip-hop artists that absolutely rocked Reading And Leeds
[Photo credit: Dexter Navy (A$AP Rocky), Instagram (Die Antwoord), Andrew Wendowski (Machine Gun Kelly), YouTube (Lady Leshurr)] Reading And Leeds Festivals featured many of our beloved bands. Everyone from Twenty One Pilots to State Champs took the stage at the massive U.K. event. But they weren’t the only amazing acts rocking out at the festival. […]
What's On My iPod: Craig Owens
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to chill out and listen to music with Craig Owens? It might go a little bit like this: a little bit of cerebral hip-hop and some throwback hardcore. Album-wise, you'd probably everything from Loma Prieta's Self Portrait to Justin Bieber's Purpose. “As long as it's not the same three […]
Kinnecom shares full stream of 'Motion Sickness' [Exclusive]
Happy Monday! To help relieve some of that post-weekend fatigue, New York-based Kinnecom (born Andrew Kinnecom) is offering up an exclusive stream of his sophomore full-length effort Motion Sickness. Pushing the already amorphous boundaries of alternative hip hop, Kinnecom was joined in the studio by the likes of producer Nick Scott (I See Stars, Emmure, Slaves) who put […]
Republican superintendent wants hip-hop (and Rage Against The Machine) out of schools
The head of Arizona public schools has threatened to pursue sanctions against a school district for offering classes that mention hip-hop and Rage Against The Machine. Seriously. According to Raw Story, in a letter, superintendent John Huppenthal (R) criticizes a high school for its class, “Culturally Relevant Mexican American Perspective,” which includes lyrics from Rage Against […]
This rapper made an album out of old video games
New York's JimmyTheLoch has served time in the slam poetry scene and Grind Time's hip hop battle league, but his solo work remains his true calling. On the rapper's latest album (self-produced with Izzy Man), a garage-sale-goldmine of vintage video games inspire its thirteen tracks, hence it's pun-in-cheek title: the Cartridge Family. You can download the […]
12 best metalcore covers of hip-hop songs, ranked
As far as brootal cover songs go, hip-hop ones tend to take a backseat to their poppy counterparts. (There have been five Punk Goes Pop compilations and only one Punk Goes Crunk.) For metalcore bands, hip-hop covers are far from easy to pull off, but when the speed and intricacies of both genres fuse, the […]
Exclusive: Grieves checks in from Warped Tour
Hip-hop artist Grieves updates AP about his Warped Tour experience thus far in 2011.
