As the rap sound continues to make waves across the globe — often far from the Black communities that birthed it — a young artist is emerging in the international scene, who is using the genre as a ...

Collaborating with world-renowned superstar producer Bizarrap is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the current slate of Latin artists. The Argentine star has made hits with Shakira, Young Miko, ...

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J Noa is still in her teens, but her life has already been extraordinary. On her 2023 single “No Me Pueden Parar” (“I Can’t Be Stopped”), the Dominican hip-hop star uses machine-gun staccato rapping ...

Some would argue hip-hop had many beginnings. First in jazz, in the form of scat singing and rhythmic speech patterns. Later in disco, when in a last-ditch effort to combat the day's anti-Black and ...

'La Hija del Rap' spits rapid-fire bars to tell the truth about life in the Dominican Republic: 'I feel a responsibility to defend my barrio' Before traveling to Washington, D.C. for NPR’s Tiny Desk ...

J Noa has released her brand-new single “Era de Cristal.” The Dominican rap prodigy’s new track was produced by Trooko and focuses on common problems faced by adolescents — such as mental health, ...

J Noa is already a juggernaut. For the past several years, she’s been leaving her mark on the Dominican music scene, earning the nickname “the daughter of rap,” thanks to her lightning-fast rap speed, ...