Hip-Hop
The Lo Lifes: The Hip-Hop Shoplifters Who Birthed Street Culture
In this excerpt from “Fashion Killa”, Sowmya Krishnamurthy remembers the pioneers that made Polo Ralph Lauren hip-hop’s favorite brand.
Why Do Kanye West Albums Keep Leaking Online?
In-progress Ye projects, including “Jesus Is King II”, are everywhere on the internet – if you know where to look.
Here’s What 50 Years Of Hip-Hop Means To These Rising Artists
Three contemporary artists share their thoughts on the musical milestone.
Inside FlipTop: The Legendary Battle Rap League From the Philippines
VICE spoke with the league’s founder and emcees about how it has shaped local hip-hop for over a decade.
billy woods Makes Himself at Home
The celebrated veteran New York rapper’s career is an exercise in patience, defined by his kaleidoscopic poetic genius.
Inside Jail Time Records, a Music Label Started in a Notorious Prison
From a studio in a Cameroon jail, a revolutionary record label gives inmates a voice, with ambitions to expand across Africa.
Watch Rapper Lola Brooke Answer Some of Life's Most Important Questions
The Brooklyn native takes on the "Questionnaire of Life".
Slick Rick to Missy Elliott: The Stories Behind 3 Iconic Hip-Hop Photos
Photographers from the new “Hip-Hop: Conscious, Unconscious” show on what it's like to capture music history as it happened.
DO: A ‘Cross-Continental Left-Field Rap Extravaganza’ At Miscellania
MC Yallah – "an incredibly dextrous rapper who can spit on the most fucked up beats and make it sound cohesive" – is in town.