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As part of the New York State of Mind Tour Nas performed in front of a sold out audience at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia on September 16, 2022. Photo: Joe Glorioso / All-Pro Reels / The Vinyl

How hip-hop is aging gracefully

Veteran rappers are thriving, releasing acclaimed albums and winning Grammys, showing hip-hop grows with its artists and fans alike

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Thandiswa references Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko, who was murdered by apartheid police in 1977, on her latest album.

The sonic soul of Steve Biko

Musicians have carried his ideology forward – but what would he make of today’s politics?

  • Eyaaz
8 min read