A typical take on rap is that whatever Paul Wall and Busta Rhymes are pulling, there is a whole body of “conscious” rap, also termed “underground,” “alternative,” “grassroots” or less formally ...

Learn about Albany rapper Ohzhe and his conscious and self-aware approach to hip-hop. Learn about Albany native rapper Ohzhe, known for his conscious and self-aware approach to hip-hop. Jade Warwick ...

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper. 24-year-old Alonzo Henderson is doing something you don't ...

This one’s for the hip-hop aficionados. Brother Ali is one of the sharpest, most distinctive and most eminent voices of 21st century conscious rap. DJ Abilities is a tasteful and skilled ...

If you ignored the Xbox truck and Virgin Mobile booth, the scene at the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg Saturday looked like a hip-hop period piece circa 1988. Socially conscious messages issued from ...

The term "conscious rapper" is a vague, umbrella term for rappers who don't glorify packing guns, selling drugs, or degrading women. Instead, a conscious rapper is supposed to rap about social issues, ...

In her introduction, cultural anthropologist McQuillar (Rootwork: The Folk Magick of Black America) reflects on contemporary urban youths' ""reluctance to reflect on the broader world around them, ...

Ahmer Javaid (left) and Arif Farooq alias Qafilah (right) are among the rappers making up the hip-hop community of Kashmir. Credit: Najmus Saqib They may look like any other group of young men ...

Rapper Saigon is not about to stand around and let Hip-Hop just be overtaken. He’s taking a stand and it isn’t just about Diddy either. Saigon pulls no punches. The New York heavy hitter, cares and ...

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper. 24-year-old Alonzo Henderson is doing something you don't ...