Social media is full of small brands making sweatshirts and t-shirts that mix urban aesthetics with biblical messages. EL PAÍS analyzes a phenomenon that has been plugged for years by some global celebrities and has now caught on among Gen Z
At 56, the rapper from Queens, a fundamental part of hip-hop’s evolution, is now a living legend and a TV star whose new album ‘The FORCE’ features illustrious collaborators
On her sixth album ‘Cambio’, which she considers “the most powerful of my career”, she calls out artists who, she says, are making careers out of selling vice and violence in songs for adolescents
The cameras of a luxurious establishment in Los Angeles recorded the violent blows that the artist inflicted on his partner seven years ago. She reported him in November but withdrew the lawsuit a day later
No one does trap like the Puerto Rican Eladio Carrión, who started making funny videos on social media and is now selling out stadiums across the world, cleverly sidestepping the clichés of his genre
This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security searched two of the homes of the artist known as Puff Daddy or Diddy, who faces a sex trafficking investigation
The American rapper includes a chorus of Inter Milan ‘ultras’ in his album ‘Vultures 1,′ just as the Spanish recording artist did with Celta fans in his song ‘Oliveira Dos Cen Anos’. The two musicians also created similar crests for their respective album covers
This ancient jewelry technique worn by millionaires and mafiosi hit the streets thanks to rappers and was eventually copied by pop stars. Popularized by Madonna, Rosalía and Kanye West, they’re now available to anyone willing to pay a couple hundred dollars
The French artist is in Madrid, training teachers in the choreography and presenting his latest work, ‘Phénix’
Opening statements are set for Monday in the federal murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, who were arrested in 2020
The singer’s second album is the best of the year, according to ‘The New York Times’ and ‘Rolling Stone’; she has more Grammy nominations than Taylor Swift and connects with a wide audience thanks to her brazen, feminine lyrics
Born in the marginal areas of Chicago, this musical genre is similar to rap, but with rawer lyrics, harder music and its own esthetic. It has recently arrived in Europe, reaching young people of diverse backgrounds. The themes of drill music deal with life on the street, violence and a lack of hope
An essay on the sociopolitical themes in the lyrics written by Joe Strummer, lead singer of The Clash, has inspired the debate about the impact popular songs have on an individual’s ideological views
In today’s era of spectacle and entertainment, a new commercial approach reflects a new focus on profitability
From its humble beginnings in New York to its current dominance in global pop culture, hip hop has been a standard-bearer of flamboyance
By embracing the most fashionable musical styles, the Colombian singer has created a schism among her followers
Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo described Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis as the ‘on-ground, on-site commander’ who ‘ordered the death’ of Shakur
The genre — born in the New York borough — celebrates its consecration as a global cultural phenomenon that has reinvented itself since its inception
Its foundations are steeped in the Black communities where it first made itself known but it’s spread out until there’s no corner of the world that hasn’t been touched by it
The singer’s statement Thursday says she’s open with her sexuality, but she can’t let people use that openness to make her something she’s not
Shakur was fatally shot in September 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was 25
The night’s biggest surprise was a rare public performance by Quavo and Offset, the surviving members of Migos, who did a rendition of ‘Bad and Boujee’ in front of an image of Takeoff, who died in a shooting last November
The network known as Black Entertainment Television took up the mantle to showcase a misunderstood rap culture decades before it became today’s most popular music genre
He was credited with helping elevate the city’s hip-hop scene nationally. Tributes from other rappers are pouring in across social media. Rapper Bun B called Powell “one of the most naturally talented artists” in Houston
Hip-hop is turning 50. The culture that invented a distinctive street esthetic wasn’t recognized by the fashion world for decades. Now it faces the danger of forgetting its origins
Having achieved creative maturity after only three albums, this confident diva transcends all labels and trends, both in her music and her style
