Learn the origins of trap music, its evolution from Southern US streets, why it connects with Nigerian listeners and find out how trap differs from rap.

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On this edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D speaks with Professor A.D. Carson of the University of Virginia — a scholar, artist, and emcee whose academic work flips the script on what ...

Art, Beats + Lyrics (AB+L), the acclaimed touring showcase blending contemporary art and hip-hop culture, will return to Chicago on Friday, October 17, 2025. The event takes over the Aon Grand ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...

808 Jack takes a moment to himself backstage at Milwaukee’s iconic venue, The Rave Discovered and co-signed by Timbaland at age 10, 13-year-old prodigy 808 Jack wins Milwaukee’s Hip Hop Week Beat ...

Milwaukee music scene legend John Kuester, known as Kid Millions, has died at age 48. Kuester was a successful hip-hop artist, record store owner, and part of the Wiggle Room's operating team. He was ...

So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here’s a roundup of the 7 ...

If we flip the pages of history, we will find that rap and hip-hop music has been a powerful medium for expressing discontent, rallying causes, and standing up to authority. Although other forms of ...

During a segment in the 2015 Amy Winehouse documentary, Amy, a voicemail plays of the singer-songwriter telling producer Salaam Remi that she’s been writing battle-rap-style rhymes and that she’s ...