Ghost in the 404 returns with new tracks from Babyxsosa, Dreamcrusher, and more.

Dario McCarthy pens a primer on the burgeoning San Diego rap scene and its most promising faces.

Will Hagle chops it up with Odd-Future-affiliate, Na-Kel, about his time as a pro skater, his cathartic verse on "DNA", and how he found his voice in hip-hop.

Reed Jackson sits down with house and electronic producer, Kareem Ali, to discuss his upbringing in New York's Westchester County, his roots in the Nation of Islam, and more.

In the twenty-five years since its drop date, Hell On Earth's classic rank has been etched in hip-hop culture with fire and brimstone, Chris Mitchell writes.

It’s hard to find two sectors of popular culture that reflect the democratic possibilities, consumerist ideologies, and emotional flare-ups of American life more than reality TV and reality rap, Eric Harvey writes.

Tragically, the Machinedrum X Chrissy Murderbot show that was supposed to go down in Montreal tonight got shut down due to overzealous immigration officials. On the plus side, it’s given me the time to revisit this

Martin Clarke’s latest over at Pitchfork is an interesting look at the interconnected sonic islands emerging out of London, weighing the pros and cons of what’s essentially a non-genre and debating its impact on London’s long-debated hardcore continuum. Personally, I tend to think that the 130 sphere is producing some of the most interesting music […]

ILLFIGHTYOU should be promoting their second album right now. Instead the Tacoma rap trio is on indefinite, perhaps permanent hiatus. Andrew Matson finds out why.

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