Thirty years ago, young director John Singleton changed the face of cinema with the release of his groundbreaking first film, Boyz n the Hood. New York City had Do the Right Thing, care of Spike Lee.

Before I can even pose my first question to Kojo Lewis, a black Ford Mustang pulls up outside the aging, bungalow-style house where we’re meeting. The windows roll down and the two women inside the ...

The early 2000s were a very fruitful time for southern hip-hop. While the West and East Coasts dominated the hip-hop landscape throughout the '80s and the '90s, artists below the Mason-Dixon line had ...