In the UK, Pete and Bas are what they call “OAP rappers—” standing for “old-age pensioner rappers.” In a genre dominated by young, mostly Black artists, Peter “Pete” Bowditch, 72 and ...

Although the Grammy Awards came out in 1959, the Recording Academy didn’t debut the Best Rap Performance award until 1989, a year in which it was awarded to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for ...