FNF Chop on “Walk Down” Success and the Injustice of Parole
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Up-and-coming rapper with some momentum in his career violates...
How Tylerissoepic’s Cover Art Shapes SoundCloud Rap’s Colorful Chaos
Like its sound, SoundCloud rap's brand of visuals is largely designed by daring teenagers. The future of music belongs to kids who...
Hyun Jin-young and Black America’s Stake in K-pop
Once upon a time (the 1980s), A man from a faraway place came to America—no, not Prince Akeem, goofy—to study engineering....
Mario Judah Making His Own “Whole Lotta Red” Challenges Fans and Artists
If I had one of music's most unique sounds and spent 2+ years building up to my biggest album yet just to...
Nickelodeon’s PSA and Why Black Girls Are Not Our Soldiers
by Faith Nwachuku-Taite
This piece was originally published by Plugged, a partner of ATC, on their blog Views From The...
“A Way Of Life” Shows Hip-Hop’s Global Garden in Full Bloom
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Understanding Kanye West Rants, Pt. 5: Vivendi, Swifties, and More
Starting this series back up is only ever a matter of time.
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A Brief History of Drill Music, Globally
The eruption of Chief Keef and Chicago’s drill movement in 2012 was instant rap lore. However, no one could imagine this hyper-real,...
Since99 Won’t End Racism, But He’s Hard
There's something special about a White boy who looks like this
and can rap...
“Toosie Slide” and Drake’s Push For Millennial Michael Jackson Status
Black leather gloves no sequins
I wrote this nearly 4 years ago about what Drake and Kendrick Lamar...