What Rap Lyrics Teach Students About Storytelling and Persuasion

Rap isn’t just entertainment. It’s applied writing. Every strong verse uses voice, structure, evidence, and emotional control ...
MadameNoire

'Rap Shit's' Aida Osman Shares Experience As Black Queer Writer & Actress

From body image to her passion for writing, Rap Sh!t co-star Aida Osman got candid in an interview with Teen Vogue, which inducted her into the New Hollywood 2024. Osman clarified that she’s a writer ...
Uproxx

André 3000 Actually Tries To Write Raps ‘All The Time’ But Explained Why ‘It Feels Inauthentic’ Sometimes

André 3000 is keenly aware that fans have been desperate for an album from him since Outkast’s 2006 disbanding. The iconic rapper has addressed it several times, including in December 2019, when he ...
The Conversation

How discovering the power of allusion enabled me to write better rap music

I dedicate this article to Mark Fisher, whose writing on themes that run close to S.T.A.R.V.E.’s heart serves as another intertextual source of power for the LP. In 2014, Fisher wrote: "The pandemic ...