On “Ditto,” the last track on My Face Hurts From Smiling, a surprising rap mixtape from a certain four-time Grammy winner, the star in question declares, “It’s a Lizzo summerrrrrrr.” The tape — which ...

On 2013's "Acid Rap" mixtape, says Chance the Rapper, "I'm rapping about doing open mics, but closing my eyes and seeing arenas." (Bethany Mollenkof / For The Times) There was hardly a better time to ...

Websites offering up free — and not always legal — music flourished in the gap between the fall of the CD era and the rise of streaming. Keeping those archives intact is proving difficult. By Brian ...

“The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes,” rapped Nas on his 1994 classic “N.Y. State of Mind.” Like other underground genres that hit their stride in the ...

Doechii’s breakout year reached a new height on Sunday evening at the 2025 Grammys. The Tampa native and Top Dawg Entertainment artist stunned fans and critics alike when she took home her first-ever ...

This past weekend marked the 10-year anniversary of Chance The Rapper‘s second mixtape, Acid Rap. The mixtape marked a breakthrough for Chance and is often attributed to pioneering a brand of Midwest ...