The Root

The Hip-Hop Fellow: Producer 9th Wonder Schools Harvard

Hip-hop has made its way into the academy and is increasingly becoming accepted as a legitimate field of inquiry, with many top universities around the country offering classes in hip-hop studies, ...
Complex

Q-Tip Responds to 9th Wonder Saying Hip-Hop Needs Another Subgenre

Q-Tip doesn’t think that there should be a new subgenre of Hip-Hop. He expressed his thoughts on X following legendary producer 9th Wonder’s recent call for a new one to be made. 9th Wonder shared his ...
Yahoo

Does hip-hop need an adult contemporary category? Yes, and others, too.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Left to right) Common and Pete Rock visit SiriusXM Studios on July 11, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty ...
Okayplayer

Q-Tip and 9th Wonder Debate Inter-Genre Labels for Boom Bap

Following the release of Common & Pete Rock’s joint album (The Auditorium, Vol. 1) last month (July 12), 9th Wonder explained why he thought rap should get its own “Adult Contemporary” subgenre. Now, ...
The Grio

Does hip-hop need an adult contemporary category? Yes, and others, too.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I realize that I’m an old-head, especially for hip-hop purposes. I’m 45 ...