The English rapper Slowthai grew up listening to American musicians. “Rappers coming from Memphis, SpaceGhostPurrp, Raider Klan, even Elliott Smith,” says the 26-year-old, born Tyron Frampton, ticking ...

It took about 10 years, but drill music has successfully surpassed regional popularity in Chicago. Flowing on a drill beat can be a challenge for anyone who’s not used to doing it. Sometimes, the ...

I’m sitting in the basement of a low-rise corner building in Bushwick with 23-year-old rapper/producer Cash Cobain, and it’s finally time to throw on the Spice Girls. The basement is a converted ...

Marked by no-frills rapping and nightmarish production, Chicago drill music traveled around the globe at the speed of the internet throughout the last decade. Eventually, Brooklyn rappers tried on the ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

Hip hop has never been just one sound — it’s a collection of styles that grew from the streets into global movements. From the simple rhymes of Old Skool Rap to the raw edge of Hardcore and Gangsta ...

The South Bronx native rose to prominence in 2021 when he produced ‘My Everything’, the breakthrough track for fellow New York rapper B-Lovee that sampled Mary J. Blige’s ‘Everything’. The song went ...

In February, Mayor Adams blamed drill music for some violent crime and called for the removal of drill videos from social media. Then he backtracked, met with some drill rappers, and said he’d work ...

From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. A ...