To be fair, this bygone era of Chicago, like Atlanta trap before it, is now so ingrained in the DNA of both popular and underground rap that pretty much everyone ... beatmakers like Connecticut’s ...

A first-generation American born to Cameroonian parents, Xang grew up on Michael Jackson and 50 Cent. But he didn’t start taking music seriously until he graduated from high school and theo, a ...

Black Flag made their East Coast debut at the Peppermint Lounge in New York, where four young punks were in attendance.

By Bernard Mokam Late last fall at the Hugo Newman School in Harlem, two social studies teachers handed out pages of hip-hop lyrics to their ... with that approach. Ian Rowe, the founder of ...

Kendrick Lamar went 5-for-5 on Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Grammys, and I can’t tell if it’s surprising. On one hand, Lamar’s five ...

So, during his “Lunch Break Freestyle” for Lyrical Lemonade, Ian addressed the pushback. “Back then, I really loved Odd ...

Music industry divides as Tyler, The Creator challenges rapper Ian over hip hop authenticity while industry executives defend artistic influence.

To be fair, this bygone era of Chicago, like Atlanta trap before it, is now so ingrained in the DNA of both popular and underground rap that pretty much everyone is influenced by bits of the sound ...

19-year-old rapper Ian Smith, was born in Dallas and has gained recognition recently with his breakout hit Figure it Out. The rapper has been posting songs on Soundcloud from 2018 under the username ...

Ian pulled up to the Lyrical Lemonade studios on Monday to deliver his fiery “Lunch Break Freestyle,” which saw him reference his love for Odd Future while growing up and address some of Tyler’s ...