hip-hop
Rap’s crossroads: Why big-name rappers are daring to be religious
From Kendrick Lamar to formerly young Jeezy, more and more big-name rappers are willing to explicitly discuss their faith on the record
The sunny side of the mic: Rap gets positive
Kendrick Lamar’s new album lands in an evolving genre where rappers are actively exploring their sensitive side
Why Iggy Azalea can’t get any respect
Critics who call Iggy Azalea a white poser reveal hip hop’s strange conservatism
Mayan MCs transform a lost culture into pop culture
Inspired by 50 Cent, young rappers on the Yucatán Peninsula are rediscovering their Mayan roots—and saving a language
Dead Obies criticized for ‘franglais’ rap, blending French and English
Relax, writes Martin Patriquin, French is hardly threatened by these bilingual rappers from Montreal
Rick Ross: The most interesting man in hip hop
He raps badly, has no story or street cred. How did Rick Ross end up at the top?
The meaning of Macklemore
From the archives: As another white rapper marches on at the 2015 Grammys, a look at the 2014 outrage over Macklemore
What not to give Drake
Emma Teitel explains why it’s time for the rapper who has everything to let go
Maclean’s archives: Rap Genius founder Mahbod Moghadam
Rap Genius founder Mahbod Moghadam gives the works of Drake and Jay Z the Northrop Frye treatment
What two epic albums say about Kanye West and Jay-Z
They’re Batman and the Joker—no, Felix and Oscar
Black Trudeau
Maestro Fresh Wes releases a new song, compares self to Pierre Trudeau
Students debate funding of controversial rappers
Rick Ross gets cancelled but Tyga performs