The New York Times – Music:
As The New York Times prepares to pay tribute to the genre on its 50th anniversary, we want to hear about the lines that have stuck in your heads and shaped your musical lives.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Popcast (Deluxe): Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton and Gunna’s New LP
The New York Times – Music:
What’s the role of global celebrity in high fashion? Why hasn’t hip-hop penetrated the charts this year? And what’s the snack of the week?
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Pharrell Williams on His New Role at Louis Vuitton
The New York Times – Music:
The American star steps into shoes once filled by Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton. His first collection debuts in Paris this week.
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How the Head of the Universal Hip Hop Museum Spends His Sundays
The New York Times – Music:
For Rocky Bucano, who fell for the music after buying a Salt-N-Pepa CD in 1986, his work in the Bronx “doesn’t feel like work.”
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Meshell Ndegeocello’s Magnificent Mix, and 9 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by Peggy Gou, Killer Mike, Sparklehorse and others.
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Popcast (Deluxe): A.I. Pop Stars and Luke Combs’s ‘Fast Car’
The New York Times – Music:
Dissecting the recent wave of songs “by” Drake and others, plus your questions about band reunions, a rundown of new songs and more.
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The Fierce, Flourishing World of Battle Rap
The New York Times – Music:
Battle rap is an art form and a sport, as well as an industry that has been slowly growing over the last decade. While there are proving grounds all over the country, New York is its epicenter.
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Cisco Swank Puts His Spin on Jazz-Rap on ‘More Better’
The New York Times – Music:
The 23-year-old pianist, drummer and rapper puts a pandemic-era spin on jazz-rap on his debut, “More Better,” and he always keeps the faith.
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What Carmelo Anthony Meant to New York City
The New York Times – Sports:
Anthony, a Brooklyn native, rejuvenated a beleaguered Knicks fan base and embraced the city’s culture, on and off the court.