Macklemore

Are you like me where you have to wake up and listen to music, whether it be at home while you get ready, or on your drive to work and school? A little morning motivation never hurt anyone! This morning I woke up and realized it was 'baby Friday' and found a song to fit my mood.

Macklemore and Offset were lit.

We are glad he's okay--man, those pics.

Rappers have idols too.

"The systematic oppression that enables a murder like this, will be corrected once white people care enough to change it."

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Iggy Azalea and Talib Kweli go at it in response to Macklemore's new song, "White Privilege II."

Rappers Fetty Wap, Future, Wiz Khalifa, Drake, Kanye West and others delivered chart-topping tracks in 2015. Here are the 20 best songs that defined rap music this year.

From fighting racism, battling sexism, or advocating against war, pop music can be used for more than just getting people out on the dance floor.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis pay homage to the great hip-hop pioneers before them in the cinematic visual for "Downtown." Kool Moe Dee, Grandmaster Caz, Eric Nally and Melle Mel join forces with the duo as they stroll and cruise through the streets of Spokane, Wash.