Rappers use their skill at writing lyrics to create vivid portraits of their experiences. A captivating feature is the way they skillfully incorporate their relationships with sisters into their ...

Donna Fisher, resource teacher for English language arts for the Pearl City-Waipahu complex area, has been creating rap songs — about 200 — for the past 20 years as a tool to teach middle schoolers.

When they first met at Prairie View A&M University a decade ago, Jarren Small and Douglas Johnson became fast friends. Though they came from different backgrounds—Small is from Houston and Johnson ...