Vedan means hunter in Malayalam. Recall that Valmiki, the author of the Ramayan once referred to as Ratnakara, was also a hunter. In Kerala, where just about every other person you run into is ...

But these ills aren’t B.G.’s fault. The violence Landrieu references isn’t a product of rap, but poverty; censoring B.G.’s music is unlikely to put a dent in New Orleans’ violent crime rate.

And in this case, we wanted to share three rap music one-hit wonders from the 90s that may just inspire you to write your own rhymes. “Insane In The Brain” by Cypress Hill from ‘Black Sunday ...

Blakeman's rap doesn't rhyme. Performers at the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert at UBS Arena on Sunday. Credit: UBS Arena via Twitter. By The Editorial BoardUpdated June 5, 2023. Share.

You could barely escape poetry back in the day. Newspapers commissioned bits of doggerel to print between columns. The N.A.A.C.P.’s doughty house organ and beacon to Black America, “The Crisis ...

Paid in Full is the first album showing that rap albums are truly an art form, not just a collection of records. The game hasn’t been the same since. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us ...