Celebrity Profiles

2009 stands out as a year of consequential mainstream entries and stylistic crosscurrents in hip-hop, producing debut projects that shaped the sound of the late 2000s and beyond...

The phrase rapper that died recently can refer to more than one individual, and without a specific name it is prone to rumor and confusion. This evergreen profile establishes a...

Pop Smoke’s first song was “Makin’ a Cake,” a Brooklyn drill track that introduced his signature rattling drums and alleywise cadence in 2018. Emerging from late-night s...