The Year Virginia Rewrote the Rules of Popular Culture
Missy Elliott. Timbaland. Allen Iverson. What was it about the Tidewater region in 2002?
Addded Nov 18, 2022
Pitchfork's 150 Best Albums of the 1990s
From Lauryn Hill to Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine to Janet Jackson, Nirvana to Wu-Tang Clan, and so many more, these are the albums that changed music forever.
Addded Sep 28, 2022
The Confessions of a Conscious Rap Fan
A personal essay that traces the complicated legacy of conscious rap, from the era’s turn-of-the-century heyday to new albums by Kendrick Lamar and Black Star.
Addded Jun 28, 2022
‘This Is a Moment for Imagination’
Mychal Denzel Smith, Josie Duffy Rice, and Alex Vitale on the limits and opportunities of considering police abolition in an election year.
Addded Jul 19, 2020
Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” Is Not the Capitalist Anthem You Think It Is
Twenty-five years after its release, the iconic rap group’s biggest hit remains deeply misunderstood.
Addded Sep 10, 2019
Is the #Resistance Just a Branding Exercise?
It was supposed to be a movement, but it's little more than hashtag opposition.
Addded Feb 15, 2019
Pusha-T Breaks Down Every Song on His New Album, Daytona
The rapper talks about that Drake diss, that Harvey Weinstein line, and everything else you want to know about his Kanye West-produced LP.
Addded May 29, 2018
15 Years of Clipse's 'Lord Willin',' The Album That Proved Virginia Beach Is for Rap Lovers
One Virginia Beach native on how Malice and Pusha T’s debut, more than any other album, captured the whole picture of his hometown.
Addded Aug 21, 2017
Addded Jun 22, 2017
Why we need Tupac now more than ever
Tupac Shakur's biopic, "All Eyez on Me," is out now. He would have been 46 this week.
Addded Jun 19, 2017
Pusha T: Behind the Bars
Long before he became G.O.O.D. Music’s president, Pusha T was nearly swallowed by the streets. Now, he’s out to expose the inequities of mass incarceration and harsh laws that prey on children of color. And he isn't letting Trump's America stop him.
Addded Dec 2, 2016
What Mizzou Knew
One year later, the University of Missouri football team's boycott still hasn't been duplicated. Colin Kaepernick's silent protest is a start, but what if pro athletes refused to play?
Addded Sep 21, 2016
Black male cool’s fatal limits: Jordan, LeBron and Michael Brown’s expendability
I bought a pair of Air Jordan sneakers recently. That's not the whole truth. I bought two pairs of Jordans last month, which brought the total to five for the year. I'm going to buy (at least) one more pair this month, and a few more before 2014 ends.
Addded Aug 14, 2014