Rap

The New York City Council voted last week to honor hip-hop greats the Notorious B.I.G. and Wu-Tang Clan with streets named after them. LeRoy McCarthy, who led the effort, says it's long overdue.

A candidate's past as a rapper has been at the center of one of the first squabbles in the race for New York’s 19th congressional district. His opponent is using the music as a criticism.

Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo is a PhD student at Cornell University, but she’s also a producer and nerdcore rapper. She calls herself Sammus. In her new single…