Sam Collier is a child of hip-hop and R&B. Growing up, the 35-year-old pastor of Story Church Atlanta fed on the music of Tupac, Biggie and OutKast. So perhaps it’s no surprise that when Collier first ...
Faith-based hip-hop/R&B is becoming the "new mainstream" with breakthroughs from several artists, according to a guest column by Angela M. Jollivette.
Go inside Outkast’s Stankonia studio and discover how they fused funk, soul, and chaos to reshape Southern Hip Hop. Explore ...
Twenty-two years ago, a new kind of music emerged — gospel hip hop. But it wasn't embraced by rap fans or even by churches. Reporter Charles Lane was there quite a few years later when gospel hip hop ...
MINNEAPOLIS - A passer-by hearing the bass track thumping from Urban Jerusalem on a Saturday night easily might conclude it's a nightclub. Inside, that opinion would only be strengthened by the ...
Amid allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs and questions of whether hip-hop’s #MeToo moment has come, is the Black Church also due for a reckoning? “Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, ...
From civil rights to hip hop : a meditation / Alton B. Pollard III -- Dissed-enfranchised : the Black church under the steeple / Joshua Hutchinson -- Chasing a dream deferred : from movement to ...
“Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, interdenominational series featuring Black thought leaders across faiths. In 2018, Cardi B challenged proponents of the #MeToo, #SayHerName and the ...