"In Canada, even outside of Canada, I don't think there's a lot of Black pop stars that you can name, especially none that started out as po...

Just days before the release of her Opia EP, Savannah Ré was hosting a select group of people around the city of Toronto in a Sprinter van (...

Since the not-so-distant beginning of his career, DaBaby has packed his music with energy, fun, chaos, and unimaginable breath-control. His...

Over the past three years, Snotty Nose Rez Kids have made a name for themselves as a First Nations rap duo known for their exciting stage pe...

The elephant in hip-hop culture conversations has always been time. When is it too late to start a career? When is it time to retire? How mu...

Since first releasing "Ra Ra" in 2017 and following up with her Higher Self EP in 2018, Montreal-based rapper Naya Ali has been slowly expan...

Being a Toronto producer has a ring to it in boardrooms today, but ten years ago, it was all about pushing a few dollars into a dream.   "...

Memphis, TN has long been a space where rap music has thrived, yet in the past few years, we've seen a resurgence of music popping out of th...

New York drill may be a new phenomenon in the city that never sleeps, but it surely isn't new. What once started in the streets of Southside...

Over the course of six months, D Smoke went from a relatively unknown teacher/rapper from Inglewood, CA to the winner of Netflix reality sho...

There were rumours of a new album that casually popped up throughout 2019, but at no point was it suggested that Eminem would release a surp...

Chicago's murder rate has decreased for the third year in a row, yet the effects of gangs, violence and a failing socio-infrastructure are s...

In a world that puts aside supergroups (or groups in general) for label collectives, Travis Scott's JACKBOYS serves as an introduction to hi...

Shocked, confused, angry and devastated were a handful of emotions that zip-lined through the hip-hop community on March 31, 2019. It's a st...

Nearing the end of the third quarter, Fat Joe, like many veteran rappers in 2019, pulled up with new energy and hunger that had seemingly be...

When Solange Knowles released her fourth studio album, When I Get Home, in March 2019, she did it to highlight Black cowboy culture.   "I...

The shape of R&B music is in constant motion, often moving from big body vocals to soft airy whispers within moments. It has a telling histo...

Standing at 4-foot-11, Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones has been one of the most revered and feared rappers of her time — not just as a woman who's...

"I'm nervous and excited at the same time," Young M.A tells Exclaim! The Brooklyn rapper, who first broke onto the scene with her single "Oo...

In his 25 years in the music industry, Chicago rapper Common has taught hard-knock lessons about the streets, community, economic literacy,...