Rapper Darnell Boone finds footing on SoundCloud
Boone solidifies himself as an artist by collaborating with fellow students to make insightful, entertaining hip-hop.
God trends among the hip-hop crowd
The release of Snoop Dogg's gospel album reveals a new trend in hip-hop.
Chance the Rapper’s Grammy performance endures
The rapper’s performance became much more than leading worship — it started conversations.
Thundercat carries the electro-funk torch
The bass and vocal firecracker’s newest album comes loaded with well-placed virtuosity and lively detours.
Spirituality retains presence in secular music
Students and faculty support a shift away from the dogmatics of Christian music.
Danny Brown releases his crowning achievement
“Atrocity Exhibition” vividly portrays the MC’s outlandishly compelling outlook.
Vince Staples’ “Prima Donna” is aggressively experimental
Long Beach’s finest rapper furthers his fiery assault with heavy subject matter and minimalist production.
“A New Career in a New Town”
David Bowie’s final masterpiece leaves us the way he lived — brilliant.
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