A typical take on rap is that whatever Paul Wall and Busta Rhymes are pulling, there is a whole body of “conscious” rap, also termed “underground,” “alternative,” “grassroots” or less formally ...

QuESt is a conscious rapper with a little bit of an edge and a lot ofcharisma. The 19-year old hip-hop wonder from Miami sounds like a pro who’s been doing it for years, when in reality, he didn’t ...

Shad is a Canadian rapper, writer and cultural commentator who has spent two decades crafting socially conscious hip-hop that challenges listeners to think deeper. As the voice behind Netflix’s ...

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, aka H. Rap Brown, Dies At 82 Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, who helped shape Black activism as H. Rap Brown in the 1960s and influenced conscious Hip-Hop, passed away in prison.