I’m from the small Central Illinois town of Decatur. My hometown is one of the sites where the war on drugs and many of its battles took place. In 2018, Decatur was listed at number seven in USA Today ...

I was made aware of the new 21 Savage album two weekends ago when a midsize Toyota pulled up to a Christmas tree lot pumping “Where You From,” the opening track on “What Happened to the Streets?,” now ...

Timothée Chalamet has officially traded the red carpet for the recording booth in a new rap collaboration that features a very clear nod to his billionaire girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. The ...

A.D. Carson’s new book, Being Dope: Hip Hop and Theory through Mixtape Memoir, explores race, history and culture through music and storytelling. Released by Oxford University Press on Dec. 10, Being ...

The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” passed in 2025, made many changes to federal student loan ...

The release of 50 Cent’s controversial Netflix documentary “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” has done more than just shine a light on one now-disgraced mogul; it has forced fans to confront the enduring ...

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Student loan borrowers should face new repayment changes in just four weeks, as the Education Department finalizes guidance for a new loan repayment plan—under by the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act ...

Iggy Azalea is making waves on Instagram with new selfies. From the end of November to early December 2025, she posted two photo carousels of herself that have everyone questioning what she’s up to.

Following three years of house arrest and a pardon from President Trump, the Baton Rouge, La., rapper recently completed one of the biggest tours in rap history. Critic’s Notebook Following three ...

Lambeth rap-riser Ceebo has shared his new mixtape, blair babies—a politically conscious document of the wreckage left in the wake of Blair's government. The project tackles generational trauma, ...