The Fader

Watch Lupe Fiasco’s M.I.T. lecture “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction”

Last May, Chicago rap vet Lupe Fiasco announced that he’d be teaching a rap course at the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (M.I.T.) in the 2022-23 academic year as part of the M.L.K. Visiting ...
Salon

"Rap Sh!t" blows up the practice of artists being exploited on their way up (or out)

HBO Max's hit series "Rap Sh!t" is back for Season 2 and off to a spectacular start. And it's not just about the funny – don't get me wrong, the show is still hilarious – but it's the decision to ...
People

See Ariana DeBose Practice Her Viral BAFTA Rap Before Going on Stage: 'Angela Bassett Did the Thing!'

"We are giggling at everyone who has our campy little number stuck in their heads," Ariana DeBose's music director Benjamin Rauhala wrote on TikTok Ariana DeBose didn't just "do the thing" at the 2023 ...
UCA News

Young Filipinos rap Christ’s passion during Holy Week

Ralphton Papa, 22, and his friends bop their heads rhythmically in hip-hop fashion as they do a rap practice session on Christ’s passion. “Tutug ... sssss ...
Yahoo

Watch Ariana DeBose Excitedly Practice 2023 BAFTAs Rap Backstage

Ariana DeBose did her homework before taking the stage to open the 2023 BAFTA Awards on Sunday night. The Oscar-winning singer/actress faced an avalanche of snarky criticism and memes after she ...