Stephen Thompson is a writer, editor and reviewer for NPR Music, where he speaks into any microphone that will have him and appears as a frequent panelist on All Songs Considered. Since 2010, Thompson ...

Lil Yachty faces backlash for leaked song lyric referencing George Floyd’s death, prompting outrage from Floyd’s ‘brother’, ex-NBA player Stephen Jackson. Rapper Lil Yachty has landed in a controversy ...

Chance the Rapper revealed his immigration policy stance on his new album, Star Line. On the project’s song, “Drapetomania,” the Chicago artist raps in the third verse: “Tiffany fein in a blue box ...

"The vinyl itself has a nice sound to it, but I don't believe it has the best songs from the album on it," she says. "The album," in her wording, refers to the digital version of Tha Carter VI that ...

When vinyl copies of Lil Wayne's Tha Carter VI — the latest entry in the rapper's vaunted Tha Carter series — went up for online preorder earlier this year, Alexis Collins was ready. The 27-year-old ...

"The vinyl itself has a nice sound to it, but I don't believe it has the best songs from the album on it," she says. "The album," in her wording, refers to the digital version of Tha Carter VI that ...