Madison Youth Poet Laureate and rapper Justin Russell insists he wrote his first rap song out of necessity. The diss track, aimed at a sixth-grade math teacher he despised, became infamous among his ...

“As an educator, the most important thing that hip-hop is an emancipatory and an empowering way for young people experiencing many forms of oppression to be able to tell their stories, speak their ...

The hip-hop world was rocked this week by the news that Oliver “Power” Grant, a founding member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, has died. He was 52. According to reports, he died on Feb. 23. A cause of ...