Hip-hop historian Dan Charnas hopes "gangsta rap doesn't come back"
We spoke to the author of 'The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-hop' about moguls, the culture of the 90s and how now it's "the activists who are doing the work, not the rappers."
Kanye on Kanye: "Good at art, bad at celebrity"
In a moment of self-awareness, not unusual for the artist, Kanye West reveals that he sees himself as "a bad celebrity, but a pretty good artist."
Steve McQueen's new video for Kanye West features a 9-minute take
Steve McQueen, director of Twelve Years A Slave and Shame, is the mastermind behind Kanye West's new video for his upcoming album SWISH.
