*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Writer Ben Westhoff says he knew there was something special about Southern-based hip-hop music the first time he heard rapper ...

Earlier this month, the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) in Miami Beach served as a communal meal for Black creatives to discuss, engage, and premiere their work. Notable names, such as writer and ...

All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you were looking for good hip-hop music, 2025 was one of the best years to be a ...

When it comes to writing and recording songs for an album, singer-songwriter ZZ Ward, who’ll release her latest LP, Dirty Shine, next week, takes what some might consider an old school approach. Ward ...

A phantogram is an optical illusion that makes you woozy; Phantogram is a musical duo that toys with hip-hop beats, sleek vocals, and feral guitars in a way that creates a similar hallucinatory effect ...

Before reaching a painting centered around Houston music legend DJ Screw and before a cabinet of curiosities that honors hip-hop and the Afro-futurism of the great jazz innovator Sun Ra, “The Dirty ...

Back in 2015, Vince Staples received some backlash for his comments about '90s hip-hop. The outspoken rapper told Time magazine he didn't understand why the decade was so glorified, and went on to ...

Jay-Z, Ye, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj and more. An artist’s album cover is arguably the most critical piece when rolling out a new project. Whether it’s a debut album or a performer’s swan song or anywhere ...

It was only in 2018 when hip-hop surpassed rock 'n' roll to become the most popular music genre in the U.S., but its glory was short-lived. In 2023—the year when hip-hop celebrated its 50th birthday— ...