Why Eminem’s ‘Trump Stomp’ Deserves Critical Examination

By Colin Jenkins Oct 12, 2017 Despite the traction it is getting online (over 22 million views and counting on YouTube alone), what the rapper did was nothing new. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Kor Element, Creator of Jill Stein’s Rap Anthem: We Need to Wake Up to the Possibility of Peace

BLANK Sep 14, 2016 In an exclusive interview with Truthdig, the poet, rapper and musician talks about “Christ consciousness,” his faith in the Green Party presidential nominee and the “political revolution” underway in the United States. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

From the Archives: Michael Ratner on American Imperialism

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2016 The lawyer and human rights crusader, who died Wednesday, spoke on Truthdig Radio in 2013. To honor Ratner, we are reposting the audio of that interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Poet Captures the Devastation of the Syrian War

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 8, 2015 Syrian-American hip-hop artist and poet Omar Offendum shares his thoughts on the crisis in his home country in an intimate conversation on the “Uprising” radio program. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Rap Mogul ‘Suge’ Knight Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 2, 2015 The rap music icon has been charged in an incident in which one man was killed and another injured in a parking lot in Compton, Calif. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Death of Artist Unites Greek Hip-Hop Community Against Fascism

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 1, 2013 The stabbing of Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas by a sympathizer of Greece's most prominent extreme right party earlier this month has led to the arrest of the group's leadership and the unification of once bitterly opposed rap artists against racism and violence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Lawyer on American Imperialism

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Julian Assange's attorney, Michael Ratner, has a front seat to history. Also: Is this the golden age of the black quarterback? And a feminist explains why women can love Eminem. Plus: Robert Scheer on the pope. Dig deeper

Stop-and-Frisk: The World According to Questlove

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 17, 2013 Hip-hop hit a milestone this week, turning 40 years old. The same week, Federal District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin, in a 195-page ruling, declared the New York Police Department’s practice of stop-and-frisk unconstitutional. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Signs of the Apocalypse in Red Square

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2013 The Russian Orthodox Church warns that the legalization of gay marriage spells impending doom; former President Carter proclaims "America does not have a functioning democracy"; meanwhile, Booz Allen Hamilton took over Washington, and nobody noticed until Edward Snowden blew the whistle. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Double Life of a Hip-Hop ‘Mogul’

Ebony Utley / Truthdig Jun 17, 2011 Aaron "Big AT" Tremble, the main player in Terrance Dean's debut novel, "Mogul," is a music producer with a secret: He's on the up-and-up in his career, but he's also on the down low, struggling to come to terms with his sexuality at the risk of losing his family and his fame in the hip-hop industryIn Terrance Dean's debut novel, "Mogul," Aaron "Big A" Tremble is on the up-and-up as a music producer—but he's also on the down low. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stewart Schools O’Reilly on Common

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2011 And that's just for this round between the two TV talkers -- but who's counting? Once again, Jon Stewart set his comic act aside for a more serious debate with Fox News' leading loofah enthusiast Bill O'Reilly, this time over the White House's shocking inclusion (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Common Performs at White House, Earth Continues Rotating on Its Axis

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2011 Despite the collective outrage and alarm of noted hip-hop scholars Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, the artist known as Common turned up on Wednesday to perform a spoken word piece at a celebration of poetry at the White House. And lo, it was good. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )