It's been over fifty years since Miles Davis announced "The Birth of the Cool," and now, half a century later, Lupe Fiasco is announcing its death. It is this kind of cold moralism that serves as the ...

Growing up in the streets of Chicago, Wasalu Jaco, or "Lu," as he was known to his friends, was put off by the music of N.W.A. and Public Enemy, which he viewed as violent and exploitative. Nearly 20 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. “I'm just creating at this point. I try not to do the whole ...