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+Music | May 30, 2012

The New Face of Rap: Young, Female and Ready to Blog

By Aylin Zafar

The confessional, sweet talk-rap style of Kitty Pryde and Kilo Kish ushers in a new era in hip hop

+Remembrance | May 4, 2012

Appreciation: Adam Yauch, MCA of the Beastie Boys

By Touré
Evan Agostini / File / AP

My knees went weak when I heard MCA had died. Perhaps that’s because it wasn’t simply the death of a man but of a piece of my youth — and of a time when hip hop itself was young.

+Music | May 4, 2012

The Beastie Boys’ Album Covers, Through the Years

By Leah Latella
Def Jam, Columbia

TIME remembers Adam “MCA” Yauch—hipper than hip-hop, cooler than punk and master of both.

+Photos Music | May 4, 2012

The Life and Career of Adam 'MCA' Yauch, 1964-2012

By Yumi Goto
Adam Yauch

A look back at the life of influential rapper Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys

+Music | May 4, 2012

Adam Yauch, MCA of the Beastie Boys, Dies After Cancer Complications

By Madison Gray
Scott Gries / Getty Images

One of the founding members of the heavily influential rap group died three years after his first cancer diagnosis

+Review Music | April 3, 2012

De La Soul Duo's First Serve: Hip-hop Made Fun Again

By Ryan Staskel
De La Soul First Serve

Two of the group’s three members deliver a concept album celebrating old school rap.

+Review Music | December 19, 2011

Music Monday: Common Dreams Big

By Claire Suddath
Common The Dreamer/The Believer

The Chicago rapper’s ninth studio album, The Dreamer/The Believer, pings back and forth between dirty and uplifting.