Most people would never put Shakespeare and Kendrick Lamar in the same sentence. One composed sonnets for the Elizabethan court, the other raps over trap beats for sold-out arenas. Honestly, on the ...

With Street Scriptures: Between God and Hip-Hop, Alejandro Nava introduces an intervention into the excesses and shortcomings of two of the major theological movements of the 20th century: Latin ...

Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers July 5-11. It took roughly nine years for the touring “Poetry vs. Hip-Hop” ...

"What better way to support artists within our community than throughout the better way!? We at Manifesto are extremely excited to work with PATTISON Onestop in celebrating National Poetry Month with ...

What happens when hip-hop meets an ancient Southeast Asian poetry tradition in the American Midwest? Answer: an unusual collaboration between a young rapper and his grandmother. The American immigrant ...

A founding member of the American music and spoken-word group The Last Poets, Abiodun Oyewole is also known as a founding father of hip hop. Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Erykah ...

Jul. 9—King Fatai is an up-and-coming hip-hop artist currently living in Moosic who just released full-length album, "It Was All Worth It," on Sunday, June 7. King Fatai started as a poet and, over ...

"This is a really cool moment and reminder for us to really just look up and really feel the moment," she said.

Bethsheba “Queen Sheba” Rem is throwing down the gauntlet this weekend. If you’re a hip-hop artist, and you think your rhymes have what it takes, come down to Modern Studio in Downtown North Knoxville ...