By early morning, before most people reach for coffee, Cameron McCloud opens a notebook and writes a verse. He’s done this task every day this year. McCloud, a Dallas-based rapper and co-founder of ...

Sexual objectification of women is present in many male rap artists’ songs, but female artists are flipping that narrative with songs that uplift women and promote empowerment. (Frank Schwichtenberg / ...

Rap music started off as a genre made by Black people, for Black people, meant to serve as an outlet to express struggles surrounding race in America. White people refused to listen to it for that ...