He embodies the raw, unfiltered, chaotic rhythm of youth, a generation unwilling to be scripted by the old guard, impatient with hierarchy, hungry for immediacy and determined to…
Drake and 21 Savage’s joint album is a gratuitously misogynistic failed sonic experiment
Like Michael Jordan and Mario Balotelli, Msanzi’s own number 4-5 is coming back for an encore with his track ‘Wenzeni uZuma’
Even Jay-Z’s legendary verse on the title track can’t save this album from mediocrity
Will Beyoncé be featuring her billionaire husband on her new album, Renaissance? We don’t know – yet – but here’s our top five collabos with Jay Z
Queen B fans are used to her usual surprise album drops at midnight, but this time the announcement has us looking back at her body of work
After flirting with right-wing politics, the Chicago rapper seeks not only to redeem himself as a liberal black figure, but settle the question of his relevance as an artist
The elusive rapper’s recent confounding and reluctant releases are rap as liberation theology
It’s been two weeks since the 23-year-old rapper signed a deal with US record label and hip-hop stronghold Def Jam. He caught up with the Mail & Guardian to let us know why the…
Major events in America now are not complete without metal detectors — and the ever-growing paranoia that a gunman could be in the crowd.
Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story premiered on the Paramount Network and BET on Monday, a docu-series bankrolled in part by rap mogul Jay Z
‘To be clear, ending extreme poverty by 2030 is not a farcical or fantastical aim,’ writes Kweku Mandela
The album came out late on Saturday exclusively on Jay-Z’s fledgling Tidal streaming service
If Atlanta was a taste of what’s to come, Orlando Stadium is going to explode like never before
The Lists are compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and arts writer Kwanele Sosibo
Being a strong black woman can be fatal
As Jay-Z repents for his blunders, JZ dusts off his shoulders and remains blissfully unbothered.
Reproductive healthcare organisation Planned Parenthood distributed condoms at a Trump rally, while Clinton brought out Jay-Z and Beyonce at hers.
The Lists this week are compiled by Friday senior arts writer Kwanele Sosibo, regular contributor Sarah Koopman and Nobhongo Gxolo.
Beyoncé is often overlooked in terms of her cultural contributions and artistic value, but is, in many respects, all things to many black women.
