'Is this what it had to be?'
In 2005, Kim Osorio sued The Source for gender discrimination, sexual harassment and hostile work environment, retaliation, defamation. Responses to the case reinforced hip-hop's culture of silence.
Music Features
Writer Neil Gaiman debuts his first music album with an Australian string quartet
British writer and comic book author Neil Gaiman launches first studio music album with Australia's FourPlay String Quartet.
Apple Music Classical aims to reach music lovers the streaming revolution left behind
Apple recently launched a standalone streaming service for classical music exploration, including guided playlists, exclusive content and detailed metadata. Does Apple Music Classical deliver?
Natural Information Society celebrates its idiosyncrasies, warts and all
The urge to build a community of sound, first found on the streets of Philly playing with The Roots, still drives bandleader Joshua Abrams. Since Time is Gravity deepens the jazz band's own roots.
The Lullaby Project helps incarcerated mothers connect with their kids through music
NPR speaks with Claire Bryant, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Music, and "Ashley," a woman who is currently incarcerated and creating lullabies for her children.
A music director goes public with a secret stash of private instruments
National Symphony Orchestra Music Director Gianandrea Noseda is reshaping the ensemble's sound with the help of 17th and 18th century instruments he purchased secretly.
JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown are here to blow up your function
The joyously chaotic rap team-up Scaring the Hoes is less Watch the Throne and more Wedding Crashers: a pair of motormouthed eccentrics running wild trick plays and daring you to stick around.
'When I changed as a woman, my music changed'
Like her idol Trina two decades earlier, Latto saw her creativity open up when she started rapping explicitly about sex. But with her frankness came harsh new standards to live up to.
Wednesday's 'Rat Saw God' is fearlessly, chaotically, grimly American
The Asheville, N.C., band's new album blends country and shoegaze influences in a thrilling set of songs that capture youthful debauchery and local lore against a backdrop of strip malls and highways.
Shawny Binladen and the rise of sample drill
A 27-year-old Queens rapper took a defining hip-hop practice and reinvigorated a subgenre, in New York City and beyond.