From the album Elephants On Acid - 2018

Pioneering female rapper Gangsta Boo has passed away at the age of 43.

A prayer vigil was planned for Monday outside the New York hospital where the rapper DMX remained on life support following a heart attack. The family of the rapper said on Sunday the vigil would be held outside White Plains hospital at 5pm.

From the album Run The Jewels 2

Slim Shady’s second major-label album was many things: a masterclass in rapping, an occasionally uncomfortable listen, a vessel for many tortured by angst, and, briefly, a national crisis. This is how he created a million others just like him.

NEW 2019. 2Pac - Will I Die (2019) (ft. Eminem) (Remix by Enter Makaveli)

This project was originally published in 2014 and recently updated in January 2019 with newer lyrics data and 75 additional artists, including Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Migos, and 21 Savage. It compares the number of unique words used by some of the most famous artists in hip hop (that is, an example of a quantitive view of lyricism, once proposed by Tahir Hemphill). I used each artist’s first 35,000 lyrics. This way, prolific artists, such as Jay-Z, can be compared to newer artists, such as Drake.

“Make great music. But the title, it won’t be there.” Kendrick Lamar graced another cover of Rolling Stone this month, where “the greatest rapper alive” opened up about his personal and professional life. During the discussion, he shared his thoughts on ghostwriting, crossing over into the pop world, and working with U2 legend Bono. The 30-year-old also reflected on the recording process for DAMN.