The Shoptimist: It ain’t the same now
In a Juneteenth special of her monthly column, hotep-in-training Maya Kotomori puts on her Dr. Umar kufi to analyze the commodity fetish of hip-hop
Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin make jazz-inspired hip hop from the soul
The rappers discuss their collaborative album 'FlySiifu's' and tell us why the turtle always wins the race
Mavi is the latest rising star in New York’s lo-fi hip hop renaissance
The rapper discusses his new EP, "The End of the Earth," and how Toni Morrison shaped his style
Chicago’s Knox Fortune has arrived with his genre-bending new album, Stock Child Wonder
The Grammy Award-wining musician on the creative process and being untraditional
Lil Keed is rap’s hungriest superstar
“Music gets you through everything, bro.” The Atlanta-based rapper tells Document why he's a product of pain, ambition, and the Cleveland Avenue streets.
Sie7etr3’s ‘Latin trap’ is the most intoxicating sound of summer
Blending Dominican rap with the rugged sounds of Brooklyn drill, Chucky73 and Fetti031 are breaking the boundaries placed on Latin hip hop
BŪJIN rejects the music industry’s oppressive demands
"But my body is my first instrument": The Kenyan-South African artist champions humanity in an industry increasingly shaped by algorithms
Fighting words: Denzel Curry on the productive power of the rap battle
The rapper joins Document to discuss 'Unlocked,' shaving his signature dreads, and how to channel aggression into positivity
Meet Dope Saint Jude, a rapper giving voice to our collective outrage
Hailing from South Africa, the former drag king deftly straddles the line between the lighthearted and the political
‘The music united us’: 45 years of hip hop, told by the women who shaped the phenomenon
April Walker, Angela Boatwright, and Vicki Tobak detail the explosive evolution—from Salt-N-Pepa to Nicki Minaj.
Experience the Golden Age of hip hop through the lens of Janette Beckman and David Corio
Meet the photographers who captured Salt-n-Pepa before they got a record deal and Public Enemy's first trip to London.
‘Storytellers of the black narrative’: Revisiting Gordon Parks’s ‘A Great Day in Hip Hop’ 20 years later
Photographer Jamel Shabazz recreates the iconic image of 177 artists including the Wu-Tang Clan and The Roots.
How a Chinese reality show made hip hop mainstream in Taiwan
With hip hop being banned on television in mainland China, Taiwan is leading the way for Chinese-language rap.
They ain’t nuthing ta f’ wit: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) turns 25
Document examines the influence of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 25 years after its debut.
