Independent hip-hop artists are witnessing a seismic shift in how they receive compensation for their music, with blockchain-based smart contracts eliminating the traditional months-long waiting ...

There’s a raw energy in the air—a palpable, jittery anticipation as the old guard of hip-hop production gets tossed aside by the relentless force of technological innovation and cultural upheaval.

SF HIP-HOP’s “Legends of Hip Hop and the New Tech Frontier” brings Rakim, Sway, Divine and Reza into conversation with moderator Davey D about the long marriage between Hip Hop, technology and power.

Over the past two semesters I worked with Patrick Rivers, Ph.D. and Professor Mark Tavern on creating a compilation album as my independent research project. During that time, I gained experience in ...

We don’t always feel cycles; we live through them. Sunsets on this spinning rock we inhabit aren’t the end of days — they’re just signs of another trip around the sun, a reset. Rap is no different; it ...