Gay Rap: Straight Outta the Closet Written by David Marchese | March 3, 2009 - 9:31 pm. From N.W.A. to Eminem, rap has never had much truck with taboos.

This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: ’73 Till Infinity series, a celebration of the genre’s 50th anniversary. Hip-hop is one of the few genres where how you dress is almost as important as ...

One of hip-hop’s most underrated personalities and dressers, ... he’s more likely to grant interviews about his closet than he is his music. 4. ASAP Rocky. https: ...

50 Rappers, 50 Stories: Behind the Scenes A look at how we assembled a sweeping collection of personal narratives, and the threads that tie them together. Hosted by Jon Caramanica.

Ten bonus songs from our hip-hop anniversary project. By Lindsay Zoladz Last week, the Times published a sprawling interactive package called 50 Rappers, 50 Stories, celebrating the upcoming 50th ...

LIL NAS X, a 20-year-old rapper from Atlanta, earned his first Billboard number-one hit this month with “Old Town Road.” The song combines rap and country (a remix featured Billy Ray Cyrus of ...