Hip-hop’s news cycle today is split between legacy fights (Salt-N-Pepa vs. UMG, Kanye in court), institution-building (a Bronx hip-hop high...

East Coast hip-hop is the branch of rap rooted in New York City and the broader Northeast. Historically it begins...

Hip hop today is stretching in two directions at once: deeper into experiment and independence, and deeper into the criminal-legal...

Hip-hop today is moving on multiple fronts at once: criminal justice, fashion’s highest stage, volatile fan culture, and the quiet...

RICO prosecutions have upended hip-hop's traditional code around snitching. By treating rap collectives like organized crime, from Atlanta's YSL to...