Memphis rap is enjoying a spotlight moment, with the likes of GloRilla, Moneybagg Yo, NLE Choppa and others, turning out hit singles, platinum albums and earning more mainstream acclaim than any ...

Leonard Pitts is one of my favorite journalists, a foot soldier in print, but I found it difficult to reconcile this with his take on rap music, specifically the “gangsta” rap artists and their ...

Anthony Nelson’s dreams were coming true. It was the early 1990s and the Oakland native, who had been rapping since elementary school, was making a name for himself. He’d recorded with Too Short, ...

Memphis rap pioneers were celebrated at the RiverBeat Music Festival in Memphis. The concert paid tribute to the late Gangsta Boo, a prominent figure in Memphis rap. Memphis rap is enjoying a ...