rap
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
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
Rap’s latest, greatest mystery
It’s the latest rap conspiracy: Is the legend Nas is rapping under a pseudonym? What that tells us about curating mystique in the arts
Why rap regionalism is fading
East Coast? West Coast? It’s never mattered less in rap where you’re from.
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?
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
Students debate funding of controversial rappers
Rick Ross gets cancelled but Tyga performs
Drake opts for sweaters over swagger
The backlash against Drake is not really about his music; it’s about rap fans growing old
Learning biz to the sound of rap
How Baba Brinkman is teaching M.B.A.s
Hip-Hop courses proliferate
Students explore Jay-Z, Rap Poetics, Religion and Hip Hop
Straight outta Winnipeg
Just as rap thrived amidst the racial strife and decrepitude of L.A., native rappers have found a muse in another troubled city