Taijuan Moorman

Looking for experts for a reported piece examining claims that rap music is losing cultural and industry dominance. Pegged to the Grammys, the story will look at whether concerns about rap's visibility, including on the Billboard charts, are overblown. I want to look at how today's star power and promotion come into play, what rap's strong showing at the Grammys could signal, and whether rap is entering a new phase where its impact simply looks different than it has in recent years.