CANNES, France (AP) — “Dope” began in the ears of Rick Famuyiwa. The Los Angeles filmmaker was listening to Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky and Tyler the Creator ...

If you don’t watch your step walking through the door of DJ Dan Winberg’s bedroom-turned-studio, you’ll stumble on the pile of records blocking the doorway. And if you’re not careful when you sit down ...

Rap is a genre with a low point of entry and few rules. As Phonte once put it on Little Brother’s criminally overlooked but critically acclaimed major label debut, The Minstrel Show: “Dope beats, dope ...

The journey of University of Dope began with a casual question about the Wu-Tang Clan. In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, a groundbreaking card game has hit the scene, transforming lively ...

"Dope" is Rick Famuyiwa's attempt to capture, in a movie, a new black generation just as different from "Boyz n the Hood" as the frenetic Kendrick Lamar is from gangster rap. By Associated Press Dope ...

"Dope" is Famuyiwa's attempt to capture, in a movie, a new black generation just as different from "Boyz n the Hood" as the frenetic Lamar is from gangster rap. It's a John Hughes-like teen movie, ...