New York rapper own Destiny Frasqueri, better known as Princess Nokia, has been making waves in the local scene for a few years now. In 2016, she broke out in a big way with her 1992 mixtape, and her ...

The best Midwest emo albums of the 1990s were contained within the actual Midwest, for the most part. Fast forward to more recent years and we've seen bands from just about every corner of the U.S.

The prevalence of emo in rap has been one of hip-hop’s most intriguing developments. Rappers have always explored their emotion, but rarely has hip-hop accepted artists who forfeit the mirage of ...

The “American Football house” in Urbana is the most memed image in midwest emo. This photo appeared on the cover of American Football’s 1999 debut album, and it’s since been re-created and parodied ...

It's time to dispel some myths about Midwest emo and I want to be the person who does it. If there was ever a "scene" that I was part of, it was the Midwest emo scene of the late 1990s. There wasn't ...