Nelly has claimed hip-hop in the 2000s was the most challenging era to succeed in. During his visit to The Shop, the St. Louis native reflected on how the Grammys needed to do right by artists and how ...

Though the duo of MC and DJ complement one another’s abilities, upon further inspection, they basically use different methods ...

Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music.