Tracee Ellis Ross aka T-Murda is back. This time she's rocking cornrows and a grill and brings along one of our favorite actresses, Regina Hall.
The two team up to rap Future and Drake's Jordan-inspired hit "Jumpman."
Yes, rap lyrics are absurd, and the best part of the video are the looks of confusion and dismay (check 2:30) on their faces when they come across nonsensical/offensive lyrics.
Missy Elliott is back! It's been quite some time since the rapper has dropped new music, but today she has blessed fans with a hot new video for her single "WTF (Where They From)" featuring Pharrell.
In her fourth installment of "Queen's Speech" British rapper, Lady Leshurr takes to the streets and delivers an epic freestyle, reminding her haters to brush their teeth before speaking to her.
Fourteen year old Zoe Kabuye, aka MC Loy, rhymes about sexual abuse, access to education, and children's rights, and her skills have even led her to rap for Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni.
Tink, one of the newest XXL Freshman Class inductees, just released the visuals for her latest track, "Wet Dollars." The Chicago rapper hits up Williamsburg with her dancers and spits some dope bars over the track produced by DJ Tazer. Tink definitely proves that she deserves her spot in XXL’s 2015 Freshman Class! Her debut album Think Tink is due later this year.
Kendrick Lamar was the headliner for the Sweetgreen music festival this year, and during his performance he gave fans a chance to show their skills and love for his music onstage. One young woman was ready to rise to the occasion and join Lamar for a performance of "m.A.A.d city."
By now, we've all fallen in love with Tracee Ellis Ross's alter ego T-Murda as she covers and tries to make sense of some of rap's hit songs. Our favorite pseudo rapper is back and this time she takes on Fetty Wap's hit song "Trap Queen."
Love her or hate her, Azealia Banks released one of the most impressive records this year. Unfortunately, her comments on social media continue to overshadow her clear creative brilliance.
MC Lyte is back, and she's still Lyte as a rock. She's teamed up with Lil Mama and Compton rapper AV for her new single "Ball." As of now, there's no information on a full album release. The emcee's last record was released over a decade ago, so let's hope there's a follow-up.
Of course Mz 007's size has nothing to do with lyrical skills, but in an increasingly lacking mainstream media landscape, it's a joy to find women who don't conform to a particular beauty ideal creating dope work.
Via YouTube: This documentary is about the representation of African American Women in Music Videos and its impact in our society.The representation of African American women in music videos has had a negative light for a few decades.African American women has been displayed as an accessory in most rapper's musical visual aids. With their physical portrayal as video vixens, backed by the negative effects of the lyrical meanings behind most rap and r&b music, the risky behaviors that the women of color presents are that of hyper sexuality which overtime is internalized and stereotyped.
Notorious B.I.G.'s first album 'Ready to Die' was released on September 13, 1994. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the seminal album, hip hop journalist dream hampton remembers the making of the album and offers context for some of the record's standout tracks on WNYC's Soundcheck.
Now that she's a respected actress and new daytime talk show host, it's almost easy to forget that Queen Latifah is also a dope rapper.
Queen Latifah's daytime talk show may be the sleeper hit of the season. As ratings grow, Queen continues to explore her playful side each day for her live audience.
Watch her emcee pair up with D.M.C. of the noted trio for a rendition of "Christmas in Hollis."
' was released on September 13, 1994. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the seminal album, hip hop journalist dream hampton remembers the making of the album and offers context for some of the record's standout tracks on WNYC's Soundcheck. 