In the opening minutes of his new album, rap's biggest superstar sets himself a lofty goal: to resuscitate the genre that made him famous, to reel it back from the cliff edge of pop parody. He lays ...

Atlanta rapper Future is arguably one of rap’s biggest stars in 2012, and his voice undoubtedly one of the most ubiquitous. His appeal to both the pop and street sides of mainstream rap music is ...

Just when you thought Jay-Z had jumped the shark—letting his Caesar get nappy, hobnobbing with Coldplay, not really seeming interested in trying at his craft—he comes back hard with ‘D.O.A. (Death of ...