Rap and Hip-Hop

February 8, 2023

On Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary, a Look at the Genre’s Fashion

A museum exhibition and book kick off the anniversary of a genre incubated in the Bronx and exported to the world. “Everything is a flashback,” Syreeta […]
February 5, 2023

Alex Moss, Jewelry Designer to Drake, Releases New Collection

The jewelry designer Alex Moss specializes in creating custom pieces for clients like Drake and Jack Harlow. This month, he releases a collection available to the […]
September 6, 2022

Ice, Ice Baby

The 1990s rapper known as Vanilla Ice is back, performing concerts, opening a museum and hawking a namesake energy drink. “I just want to go back […]
September 2, 2022

A Trip Home With Moneybagg Yo, Trap’s New Ambassador

MEMPHIS — Moneybagg Yo — Bagg to his friends — doesn’t get back to his Memphis hometown as much as he’d like anymore, so when he […]
June 17, 2022

How Louis Theroux Became a ‘Jiggle Jiggle’ Sensation at Age 52

Decades into his career, the British American journalist has an unlikely TikTok hit that could be the song of the summer. “I am not trying to […]
April 6, 2022

Lizzo’s ‘Big Grrrls’ Asks Big Questions

The singer wanted a new kind of backup dancer. Along the way, she ended up making a new kind of TV show. Lizzo would have rather […]
February 26, 2022

Amelia Dimoldenberg Is in Search of Love on 'Chicken Shop Date'

Amelia Dimoldenberg, a comedian and YouTube host, has amassed a Gen Z following, mixing poultry and romance on her show “Chicken Shop Date.” The deep fryer […]
January 31, 2022

In Troy Lamarr Chew II's Paintings, a Multilayered Tribute to Hip-Hop

In his latest works, the artist Troy Lamarr Chew II has embedded references to the Bart Simpson, the Shopping Cart and many other familiar moves. Last […]
January 27, 2022

Helen, With the Gold Teeth

On a cold, sunny November afternoon, Helen Harris dashed through the diamond district. She did not have a deadline, per se, and nothing to rush for […]
March 30, 2021

Lil Nas X, Clapback Champ

The rapper’s new single, video and sneaker were merely the prelude to a brilliantly orchestrated main event: a virtuosic performance on Twitter. One after another, they […]