As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. Back ...

St. Louis may not be the first city that comes to mind when thinking about Hip Hop, but its influence on the genre is undeniable. Known for its melodic flair and Midwest charm, the city has cemented a ...

Cornell Haynes Jr., aka Nelly, was born on this date in 1974. Today, the Country Grammar rapper turns 50. Nelly has put out timeless hits such as “Country Grammar” and “Ride Wit Me,” which became ...

A lot of rappers write diss tracks. “Dead Goofies,” by 30 Deep Grimeyy, is a diss track on steroids. The song has no chorus. No auto-tune. It’s straight rap, jam-packed with so many specific people, ...

We can probably thank Nelly for putting St. Louis rap on the map in a major, mainstream way, but it still feels like an underdog city. Smino reps it hard, though, So hard, in fact, that he ignored the ...

For nearly two decades rap star Chingy has been a part of an exclusive fraternity of St. Louis rappers that represent the city’s hip-hop community on a global scale. “You can see people like Nelly, ...

“It’s been an amazing ride,” STL rap star Nelly said while looking directly into the camera to audiences tuning into the MelodyVR App Saturday night. He was two songs into the latest commemoration of ...

From the very beginning, "DTF St. Louis" has been willing to take big swings. It proved that in its first episode when it revealed that Floyd Smernitch's (David Harbour) dead body had been discovered ...

ST. LOUIS — Two local rappers have been indicted on drug and gun charges for allegedly committing an armed marijuana robbery in 2018. The US Attorney's Office announced Thursday that Rasheme Bridges, ...

Call the melodic, countrified swing that took over early 2000s radio an overnight sensation if you like, but it didn't come from nowhere — just... As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping ...