Andre Gee

This year's Best Rap Album race should come down to lyrical titans Kendrick Lamar and Clipse , even if the other three nominees are all worthy in their own right.

Behind the scenes, sets, and spaces of On the Radar, where each sub-genre and offshoot of hip-hop gathers under a big neon-green tent, governed by a simple criterion: Is it dope or not?

Riding the success of “Good Day in Harlem,” Fergie Baby is positioning himself as Uptown’s proverbial next up.

Ye’s rage against the machine has seemingly come to epitomize badass for many young people.

Industry insiders mull over the history of 'experimental' as a label for hip-hop and whether the term is functional, redundant or useless.

Taking the stage at this year’s Roots Picnic, JAŸ-Z reminded fans that his name is, indeed, his name, during a virtuosic performance.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of JAY-Z’s debut album, 'Reasonable Doubt,' Okayplayer ranks the real 30 best songs of his career.

By Andre Gee New York didn't create J. Cole , but it made him a household name. The Fayetteville native moved to Queens in 2003 and enrolled in St.

For the latest edition of his column, The Extra Mile, andre gee explores generational differences in just what constitutes a good live rap performance.

As the Memphis rapper faces life in prison for an alleged attempt to get out of his record contract, the hard-nosed raps on his studio debut are either thrilling or depressing to witness.