• Busta Rhymes gets back in the rap ring after weight loss

    Busta Rhymes gets back in the rap ring after weight loss

    Busta Rhymes has been a hip-hop heavyweight since the '90s, but these days he's feeling light on his feet.
  • 10 powerful songs that embody black empowerment in music

    10 powerful songs that embody black empowerment in music

    In the wake of George Floyd’s death — and the Black Lives Matter movement that has intensified because of it — protest music is providing the soundtrack of the times once again. Jay-Z has released the “Songs for Survival Playlist 2” available exclusively on his Tidal streaming service to provide a sonic tonic to those …
  • Why Thundercat is thankful to Kendrick Lamar and Erykah Badu

    Why Thundercat is thankful to Kendrick Lamar and Erykah Badu

    Grammy-winning singer-bassist Thundercat says that the saying “It Is What It Is” — which just so happens to be the title of his fourth album, out Friday — might actually help you cope with coronavirus anxiety. “We all come to that conclusion at a certain point,” he says of accepting that “it is what it …