Killer Mike’s ‘Trigger Warning’ fuels conversation with creator of the Blackest playing cards ever
In this super Black episode of The Night Drive (TND), Nobi De Lon and Embassy talk “Trigger Warning,” Killer Mike’s provocative new … Keep Reading
Definition of a B-Girl: Seven minutes with hip hop icon, Roxanne Shante
Ark Republic sat down with iconic old school, b-girl, Roxanne Shante to talk about aspects of her life rarely covered since her … Keep Reading
The talented Mr. Trotter: Black Thought’s streams of consciousness
A few weeks ago, Black Thought interrupted hip hop’s whitest week ever. … Keep Reading
Kanye West, we just want you to make G.O.O.D music | Think Piece
Brother West. Beloved. I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you. … Keep Reading
SEC deposes Jay Z on the sale of Rocawear: Other difficult business dealings emerge
“Hard Knock Life” rapper, Jay Z once said in a verse, “I’m a business man.” Now the artist must show how business … Keep Reading
Damn: Like Bob Dylan, Kendrick Lamar is literary counterculture | Think Piece
Hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar’s works are more than music, they are literary masterpieces … Keep Reading
Beychella and the state of HBCUs | Think Piece
How the recent performance of Beyoncé Knowles made a powerful intersection of black power, black celebrity and HBCUs. … Keep Reading
A seat at the table: An interview with emcee-turned-political candidate, Dupré Kelly
A Newark, New Jersey hip hop artist from the Golden Age of Hip Hop takes on politics as a candidate in the … Keep Reading
Poor righteous documents: legendary photographer and educator, Jamel Shabazz, pt. 1
Iconic photographer and pioneer of street style photography, Jamel Shabazz, builds with Ark Republic on his purpose and the power of photography … Keep Reading
To heal a people: An intersection of yoga and activism
Kali Alexander, a yogini who grew up next door to Compton, says she makes the “woo woo” of yoga. For years, Alexander … Keep Reading