to celebrate hip-hop, here’s a series of essays by some of the greatest rap minds: judnick mayard, dart adams, meaghan garvey, zandria f. robinson, noz, jewel wicker, daudi abe, william e. ketchum iii, stephen kearse, kiana fitzgerald, jeff weiss. tap in: npr.org/2023/07/17/118…

to celebrate hip-hop turning 50, in the weeks running up to its birthday, we’re running 14 pocket histories thinking about the music on a regional level. first three essays are live now: npr.org/2023/07/17/118…

changes is out today! what a journey it’s been. thanks to everyone who helped see this labor of love through: spr.ly/6013yy2Ob

An excerpt from sheldon’s new Tupac Shakur book on what would’ve been the rapper’s 50th birthday: How he landed his role as Bishop in ‘Juice’ with no real film credits theringer.com/2021/6/16/2253…

Tupac would have been 50 years old today

In the new oral history Changes, the late rapper’s friends, colleagues, and admirers imagine what could have been p4k.in/kdBOY4T

changes is out today! what a journey it’s been. thanks to everyone who helped see this labor of love through: spr.ly/6013yy2Ob

Georgia Anne Muldrow’s music “exists in the classic beat-music tradition of turning something computerized into atmosphere,” sheldon writes. nyer.cm/jTTA7BU

From Esquire's June issue, on stands today: I was thrilled to edit this phenomenal story by sheldon, which upends everything we thought we knew about Tupac's sexual abuse trial. esquire.com/entertainment/…

In 1993, Tupac Shakur had the world in his hands—until he became the center of a trial that would change hip-hop forever. For the first time, a juror is speaking out about what happened inside the jury room. esqr.co/MmxCNUc

an intimate look at the creation of Mac's Circles and the perils of the posthumous rap album by sheldon for The New Yorker newyorker.com/culture/cultur…

strange but true: changes is out next month. plz consider buying if you’re able. spr.ly/6014Hhr22

'Changes: An Oral History of Tupac Shakur' by sheldon, out 6/8.

Coinciding with that would have been #2Pac 's 50th birthday & the 25th anniversay of his murder, 'Changes' is the definitive portrait of the cultural icon.

More: spr.ly/6015Hhr2N #Tupac Shakur #Tupac

love and light to the masked villain for all that he shared with us. a true original.

here’s another list of albums: nyer.cm/sYngZgz

here’s a list of rap songs:

best k-pop, 2020: jiggyraps.tumblr.com/post/639051571…