The best for-one’s-car rap mixtape of 2010 since Yelawolf’s “Trunk Muzik” is Starlito’s “Renaissance Gangster.” Having played out the former, I’m making the not-so-difficult transition from Alabama to ...

Deep in the Soweto badlands, between car scrap shops and evangelical churches, a diminutive teenage girl showcases her determination to become South Africa's greatest "spinning" star. With her engine ...

16 Carriages was released as the co-lead single along with Texas Hold 'Em. The country ballad was released during the 2024 Super Bowl. It debuted at No. 9 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs list ...

The new Gangster Doodles compilation is slated to arrive on October 15th via All City Records. Two years after delivering a showcase of the beat scene's finest, Gangster Doodles is set for round two.

A hip-hop head’s presumptive fantasy, this compilation by the Gangster Doodles illustrator gathers loosies from cult favorites and a few new artists. But Vol. 1 never really outperforms this nostalgia ...

There’s something like a renaissance, we’ve been told, in Los Angeles hip-hop right now. The success of good kid, m.A.A.d. city sparked renewed interest in hip-hop’s second-oldest metropolis.