thinkpiece

Today | Week | Month | Year | All Time

Original Content What Is It About Playboi Carti? Examining what makes Playboi Carti's music and everything else he does, so appealing to the masses. By Samuel Allan May 29, 2019
Original Content Hip Hop's Newest Wave: Tracing The Influences Of Polo G, Lil Tjay, Calboy A generation removed from Chief Keef, the stunning transformation of street rap has revealed something much more than just the next iteration of Chicago drill. By Luke Hinz September 10, 2019
Original Content How Bobby Shmurda Helped Propel New York Rap We revisit the legacy of Bobby Shmurda, and all that he helped New York achieve prior to his incarceration. By Jibril Yassin January 24, 2019
Original Content The Chaos Of Childish Gambino's "This Is America" Childish Gambino’s latest undertaking explores the joy and senseless violence of black America. By Luke Hinz May 08, 2018
Original Content The Life & Legacy Of Death Row Records How a cutting-edge record label would come to define an entire era. By Luke Hinz April 10, 2019
Original Content What Happened To Rich Homie Quan? A few years ago, RHQ seemed poised for stardom. Then he almost entirely stopped releasing music. By Patrick Lyons February 22, 2018
Original Content Future Is King Of Hit-Making For A Generation Transcending Genres And Labels Is Future an R&B artist? By Michael Kawaida December 31, 2019
Original Content How Missy Elliott Changed Hip-Hop An examination of the innovations Missy Elliott made to music and culture throughout her career. By Gus Fisher February 05, 2019
Original Content Why Does Rap Idolize Pablo Escobar? The deceased Colombian drug kingpin continues to have a commanding presence in hip hop. By Luke Hinz October 29, 2018
Original Content Lil Dicky's "Earth" Bucks Internet Trend Of Sarcasm With Much-Needed Dose Of Sincerity Why Lil Dicky's "Earth" is important. By Sanibel Chai April 26, 2019
Original Content Is This The Death Of SoundCloud Rap? Uncertainty abounds for the platform's progeny. By Luke Hinz November 30, 2018
Original Content The Curious Success Of Bhad Bhabie Danielle Bregoli has seen her popularity explode after adopting the name 'Bhad Bhabie' and getting in the studio. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery October 30, 2018