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Hip-Hop Loves Anime (And We’ve Got The Receipts)

Hip-Hop Loves Anime (And We’ve Got The Receipts)

A deeper look at the relationship between Japanese animation and American hip-hop

August 23, 2018

Watsky: ‘My Mantra to Myself When I’m Writing is “Dig Deeper”’

The American rapper discusses creative dilemmas, vulnerabilities and his biggest influences

February 20, 2018

Hear India’s Rap, Rock and Metal Worlds Collide on ‘The Clash’ Compilation

The four-track EP was born out of Mumbai event agency 4/4 Entertainment’s gig series The Clash

November 27, 2017

Is Joey Bada$$ the New Face of Hip-Hop Revolution?

The Brooklyn-born rapper’s sophomore album ‘All-Amerikkkan Bada$$’ could herald a massive wake up call for America

May 17, 2017

Kendrick Lamar Talks Spiritual, ‘Urgent’ New Album

"'To Pimp a Butterfly' was addressing the problem," rapper said in new interview. "I'm in a space now where I'm…

March 2, 2017

Hornbill Music Festival to Host Beatbox Championship This Year

Artists from across the country will battle it out at India Beatbox Championship, to be held from December 6th-8th

December 5, 2016

Raja Kumari: ‘Artists Don’t Always Have to Choose Between East and West’

Firing verses on traditional 'taals' of Bharatanatyam, she is the badass desi rapper everyone was waiting for 

December 5, 2016

Watch: Sufi and Rap Come Together on “Like A Sufi”

Kashmiri rapper MC Kash and Pune-based sufi rock band Alif collaborate on a track that highlights Kashmir’s beauty and resilience 

June 29, 2016

Mumbai’s Finest: Hip Hopping in Mumbai

How an emerging rapper founded the city’s first hip hop crew, Mumbai’s Finest

April 27, 2016

40 Best Rap Albums of 2015

Ambitious LPs, masterful mixtapes and more

December 28, 2015