Music
How the Collapse of the Soviet Union gave Rise to Mafioso Rap
The Cold War ended in Moscow, but one of its aftershocks moved through New York basslines. As America celebrated the free market, whole neighbourhoods were left staring at wealth from the wrong side of the glass…
Drake is the Ronaldo of Rap
Ronaldo was never the easiest genius to love. Too polished, too hungry, too aware of the scoreboard. Yet season after season, he kept arriving where it mattered. Drake has built a rap career with the same uncomfortable…