Skepta captures feelgood sportswear aesthetic in his first Mains catwalk show Musician surprises with talent for embroidery in London show that eschews the cliches of rapper style The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023
BET Awards honor Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years, pay tribute to Takeoff and Tina Turner Sunday’s biggest surprise came when Quavo and Offset, the surviving members of Migos, performed “Bad and Boujee” in front of an image of Takeoff, who died in a shooting last December. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 26, 2023
A Grandparent’s Guide to Today’s Popular Music A guide for grandparents to today's popular music, including how to stream music online. Kiplinger · May 27, 2023
After 150 years, why a pair of jeans is still the ultimate go-to fashion item A complaint from a tailor's customer about trousers that tear to easily led to a business partnership that changed popular clothing forever Daily Mirror · May 19, 2023
After nearly four decades, MTV News is no more Mr. President, the world is dying to know. Is it boxers or briefs? WEKU · May 11, 2023
Some white artists, like Elvis, exploit Black culture. So celebrate Bobby Caldwell, who enriched it The debate about cultural appropriation is fractious and gets muddled. But then I think about a man who makes it all clear, says author Nels Abbey The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023
Chris Rock compares indicting Donald Trump to arresting Tupac Shakur: ‘He’s just going to sell more records’ ‘Are you guys really going to arrest Trump?’ comedian questioned The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
‘It was a perfect storm. I was dressing Tupac’: Tommy Hilfiger on fashion, race and aspiration The designer reflects on a storied career fueled by hip-hop and steeped in questions of class and identity The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2023
Chuck D on hip-hop's power, 50 years on The legendary rapper on politics, his Top 5 songs and PBS series "Fight The Power: How Hip-Hop Changed The World" Salon · Jan 31, 2023
‘We were scared’: Snoop Dogg says Dionne Warwick confronted him and Tupac over misogynistic lyrics ‘We got out-gangstered that day,’ rapper said The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023
My London: The best of 2022 Pete Doherty wants his ashes chucked out a bus window, Edward Enninful calls Naomi Campbell for a night out and Pattie Boyd weighs in on the best dressed Beatle - here are the best My London quotes of 2022 Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2022
Sudanese Court Orders Filing of Criminal Suit Against Director of Kober Prison A Sudanese court ordered the public prosecution to file a criminal suit against the director of Kober prison for refusing to implement its decision to transfer a protester from solitary to group confinement. Last week, the trial of Mohamed Adam, also known as Tupac, and three other men, accused of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 12, 2022
‘Repeating cycle’: Protesters decry Sudan agreement Critics fear the deal extends a lifeline to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group which led the 2021 coup. Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2022
Becky G: LA's homegrown, go-to Latin pop star LOS ANGELES — Becky G remembers several things about February's Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium: the swarm of football fans that descended upon her hometown of Inglewood; the halftime show headlined by Dr. Dre; and how badly her friends were jonesing to celebrate the Los Angeles Rams' victory at an… Los Angeles Times · Nov 7, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022 Andy Ferguson of Bicep’s listening diary: ‘I tend to let the algorithm start me off down a little wormhole’ One half of the electronic duo takes us through a weekend’s discoveries, from the Latin American music on Huey Morgan’s 6 Music show to the eclectic soundtracks of Adam Curtis films
The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2022 ‘A whole village destroyed with one shot’: how PnB Rock’s murder shook hip-hop The emcee was fatally shot in Los Angeles, joining a list of rappers murdered in the City of Angels
Salon · Jul 16, 2022 Roe v. rap: Hip-hop mirrors repro rights Collectively, the songs represent a diversity of viewpoints and are written from a variety of perspectives
The Conversation · Jul 8, 2022 Roe v. rap: Hip-hop artists have long wrestled with reproductive rights Hip-hop culture is often recognized as being born on Aug. 11, 1973. That was about seven months after Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that protected the right to choose to have an abortion.
Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2022 MY LONDON: Big Zuu The Big Eats host loves a bit of Maison Bab, recharges his batteries in Golden Square and wants an Oxford Street burial
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022 Atlanta season three review – this peerless show’s impact will live for ever In the four long years since the last outing of Donald Glover’s bold, expectation-defying comedy cum absurdist horror, its cast have become megastars – and this epic third season shows why
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 George Michael ruled out ABBA-style avatar show as Tupac's hologram was 's***' George Michael's close friend and collaborator David Austin says the team discussed creating a hologram of George before he died in 2016
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 30, 2022 Trial Begins for Sudanese Protesters Accused of Killing Police Officer The trial of four Sudanese protesters accused of killing a police officer began in Khartoum on Sunday amid anti-military demonstrations and a heavy police presence. The four, accused of the fatal stabbing of a police brigadier-general in January, were seen by a Reuters witness entering the courtroom in Khartoum, raising…
Reuters · May 29, 2022 Trial begins for Sudanese protesters accused of killing police officer The trial for four Sudanese protesters accused of killing a police officer earlier this year began in Khartoum on Sunday, amid anti-military demonstrators and heavy police presence.
Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2022 Sudanese security forces embark on abduction spree of protesters Since a palace coup last October, the interim military government has indiscriminately arrested dozens of dissidents.
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022 Madonna takes daughter Mercy James to Tupac museum in LA for her 16th birthday Pop icon brought her daughter to the new exhibition to celebrate Mercy James’s 16th birthday