Hip Hop /tags/hip-hop-0 Hip Hop en-US Copyright © 2024 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:57:35 GMT St. Louis rapper Big Boss Vette turns hardship into certified gold /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-17/st-louis-rapper-big-boss-vette-turns-hardship-into-certified-gold The St. Louis artist is the writer and rapper behind hits like “Snatched” and the certified gold single “Pretty Girls Walk.” Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:57:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-17/st-louis-rapper-big-boss-vette-turns-hardship-into-certified-gold Emily Woodbury, Miya Norfleet How St. Louis is represented throughout Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap beef /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-06/how-st-louis-is-represented-throughout-drake-and-kendrick-lamars-rap-beef Kendrick Lamar dropped his diss track “euphoria” that directly targets Drake on Tuesday. The internet has been in shambles ever since. Mon, 06 May 2024 22:14:10 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-06/how-st-louis-is-represented-throughout-drake-and-kendrick-lamars-rap-beef Miya Norfleet New venues, festivals, hip-hop 50 and KDHX: topics that defined St. Louis music in 2023 /arts/2023-12-26/new-venues-festivals-hip-hop-50-and-kdhx-topics-that-defined-st-louis-music-in-2023 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. © 2024 ’s Jeremy D. Goodwin and Chad Davis recap trends from the year in the arts. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2023-12-26/new-venues-festivals-hip-hop-50-and-kdhx-topics-that-defined-st-louis-music-in-2023 Chad Davis, Jeremy D. Goodwin St. Louis-born music producer Metro Boomin honored with a key to the city /culture-history/2023-12-14/st-louis-born-music-producer-metro-boomin-honored-with-a-key-to-the-city Since emerging on the music scene in the 2010s, Metro Boomin produced songs for musical giants like The Weeknd, 21 Savage and Drake. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 23:04:48 GMT /culture-history/2023-12-14/st-louis-born-music-producer-metro-boomin-honored-with-a-key-to-the-city Jason Rosenbaum Photos: St. Louis kids turned this abandoned building into art at riverfront graffiti fest /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-14/photos-st-louis-kids-turned-this-abandoned-building-into-art-at-riverfront-graffiti-fest 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. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:22:20 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-14/photos-st-louis-kids-turned-this-abandoned-building-into-art-at-riverfront-graffiti-fest Aaron Doerr, Tristen Rouse Music at the Intersection aims to honor 50 years of hip-hop with St. Louis DJ tribute /arts/2023-09-08/music-at-the-intersection-aims-to-honor-50-years-of-hip-hop-with-st-louis-dj-tribute 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. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2023-09-08/music-at-the-intersection-aims-to-honor-50-years-of-hip-hop-with-st-louis-dj-tribute Chad Davis St. Louis Hip-Hop artist NandoSTL takes his talents to T-Pain’s label with debut album /arts/2023-02-08/st-louis-hip-hop-artist-nandostl-takes-his-talents-to-t-pains-label-with-debut-album 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. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2023-02-08/st-louis-hip-hop-artist-nandostl-takes-his-talents-to-t-pains-label-with-debut-album Chad Davis Sumner High School’s choir is bringing '90s R&B to upcoming Black History concert /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-04/sumner-high-schools-choir-is-bringing-90s-r-b-to-upcoming-black-history-concert The newest iteration of the historic Sumner High School choir had a successful performance in December and has big plans for next year. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 21:06:36 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-04/sumner-high-schools-choir-is-bringing-90s-r-b-to-upcoming-black-history-concert Jane Mather-Glass Jordan Ward is St. Louis proud even after 8 years — and dance success — in LA /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-26/jordan-ward-is-st-louis-proud-even-after-8-years-and-dance-success-in-la The St. Louis native’s latest five-track EP reminds fans to “Remain Calm.” Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:25:55 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-26/jordan-ward-is-st-louis-proud-even-after-8-years-and-dance-success-in-la Lara Hamdan St. Louis Hip-Hop Fusion Band iLLPHONICS Goes Its Own Way /arts/2021-05-27/st-louis-hip-hop-fusion-band-illphonics-goes-its-own-way 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. Thu, 27 May 2021 10:30:06 GMT /arts/2021-05-27/st-louis-hip-hop-fusion-band-illphonics-goes-its-own-way Jeremy D. Goodwin