Rap’s crossroads: Why big-name rappers are daring to be religiousFrom Kendrick Lamar to formerly young Jeezy, more and more big-name rappers are willing to explicitly discuss their faith on the record
The sunny side of the mic: Rap gets positiveKendrick Lamar’s new album lands in an evolving genre where rappers are actively exploring their sensitive side
Mayan MCs transform a lost culture into pop cultureInspired by 50 Cent, young rappers on the Yucatán Peninsula are rediscovering their Mayan roots—and saving a language
Rap’s latest, greatest mysteryIt’s the latest rap conspiracy: Is the legend Nas is rapping under a pseudonym? What that tells us about curating mystique in the arts
Why rap regionalism is fadingEast Coast? West Coast? It’s never mattered less in rap where you’re from.
Rick Ross: The most interesting man in hip hop He raps badly, has no story or street cred. How did Rick Ross end up at the top?
Maclean’s archives: Rap Genius founder Mahbod MoghadamRap Genius founder Mahbod Moghadam gives the works of Drake and Jay Z the Northrop Frye treatment
Drake opts for sweaters over swaggerThe backlash against Drake is not really about his music; it’s about rap fans growing old