Missy Elliott performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on July 9, 2024. Courtesy Alexis Smith/crowdMGMT. OAKLAND — Grammy-winning rapper Missy Elliott stopped at Oakland Arena Tuesday night, on the third date of her first headlining tour of her decades-long career. “I want y’all to know I’ve been doing this…

Our list of the 20 best hip-hop albums of 2020 includes Megan Thee Stallion, Big Sean, Backxwash, Dizzee Rascal, Busta Rhymes, Aminé, Bambu, Nas, Public Enemy, R.A. the Rugged Man, Benny the Butcher, Eminem, Logic, Homeboy Sandman, Royce da 5’9″, Aesop Rock, clipping., Black Thought, Run the Jewels and…

Nineties hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes has returned with a bold statement on Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God—the long-gestating follow-up to his 1998 critically acclaimed album, Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front. He hasn’t released a body of work since 2012. That year’s Year of the Dragon lacked focus and…