Hip Hop

The St. Louis artist is the writer and rapper behind hits like “Snatched” and the certified gold single “Pretty Girls Walk.”

Kendrick Lamar dropped his diss track “euphoria” that directly targets Drake on Tuesday. The internet has been in shambles ever since.

St. Louis arts saw a lot of change in 2023, with new music venues and festivals, attendance struggles for theaters and an embattled community radio station seeing a DJ revolt. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy D. Goodwin and Chad Davis recap trends from the year in the arts.

Since emerging on the music scene in the 2010s, Metro Boomin produced songs for musical giants like The Weeknd, 21 Savage and Drake.

At the annual graffiti and hip-hop festival Paint Louis, kids have the chance to graffiti an abandoned weigh station near the downtown St. Louis flood wall. Under supervision, kids explore technique and expression and learn the unwritten rules of graffiti art.

This weekend's Music at the Intersection festival in Grand Center will honor 50 years of hip-hop. DJ G. Wiz, who has showcased hip-hop through documentaries and kept the music fresh for generations of fans will celebrate the genre with a tribute of DJs.

North St. Louis County hip-hop artist NandoSTL has been charting his own path to success over the past several years. Now, the hip-hop artist has a deal with hitmaker T-Pain and is ready to take his career to new heights.

The newest iteration of the historic Sumner High School choir had a successful performance in December and has big plans for next year.

The St. Louis native’s latest five-track EP reminds fans to “Remain Calm.”

iLLPHONICS fuses hip-hop with rock, metal, funk, old-school R&B, gospel and other styles. The band released a new album this week ahead of its 15th anniversary.