hip-hop

360 Staff Pick: Kid Sister goes Ultraviolet

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

The prize for best booty-shakin’ performance of SXSW in Austin last week goes to Chicago rapper Kid Sister. Her first single, ‘Pro Nails‘ (featuring Kanye West), is just the tip of iceberg. Ultraviolet takes the best of high-energy 80s dance hip-hop and shoots it through a 21st century indie-electro filter: tight, fast beats, crazy synths, […]

The New Ladies of Hip-Hop

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

The Cheapest Way To See Hamilton

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

‘He’s kind of like the Jesus of hip-hop’

June 30, 2017Culture

Brazilian rap lovers want to create Rio’s first ‘Hip-Hop Plaza’

October 10, 2016Culture

American rapper Jay-Z performs at Bercy stadium in Paris on October 17, 2013.

Listen to the Egyptian song that has Jay Z in court

April 6, 2015Music

When Jay Z dropped “Big Pimpin'” in 1999, he thought he had permission to sample its iconic Middle Eastern hook. But years later, the heir of the man who composed the original song is taking Jay Z and producer Timbaland to court.

For this hip-hop artist, black lives do matter — and it’s time to take a stand

March 16, 2015Music

On Saturday in Austin, there was a Black Lives Matter protest on the campus of the University of Texas, down the street from near the annual SXSW conference. At the protest was Texas hip-hop artist D.Hawk, who says it’s time to take a stand against violence against African Americans.

Queens-born rapper Awkwafina has become a hit for her smart, comedic lyrics and offbeat style.

Awkwafina is changing hip-hop one vulgar, hilarious lyric at a time

September 4, 2014Music

She’s a rapper. She’s a provocateur. She’s Asian. But Awkwafina, a Queens-born rapper, says none of that should be out of place, either in the hip-hop world or the United States.