opinion

2025 Isn’t 1999: The Return of Joey Bada$$

The once-vaunted Brooklyn prodigy is demanding his respect, and the internet is confused.

Feb 4, 2025 • Alan Chazaro

You Can't Spell Ian Without AI: Rap's Next Great White Nope

Leaning into all the tropes of being a stereotypical white rap avatar, Ian's emergence reveals a hollowness at the core of modern rap stardom and pop…

Sep 3, 2024 • Ryan Pomarico

A Greek Chorus: On Waka Flocka, SAE, Racism and Animal Houses

Abe Beame examines the racial blinders of the white frat world through the prism of Waka Flocka's ref

Mar 13, 2015 • Jeff Weiss

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