Growing up in South Bronx, rapper James L. Taylor III was a fan of the Notorious B.I.G. The only problem? Taylor couldn’t hear the music. “I’m no different from them,” said Taylor, who has been ...

I didn't know that Chance (the Rapper) was backstage watching." After the Bonnaroo show, Chance invited Maxey and DEAFinitely Dope to interpret shows for the rest of his tour. It was an opportunity to ...

Being called a “def” artist in the hip-hop music industry has for three decades been synonymous with being gifted at rhymes or being skilled, uber-talented and downright “cool.” But being a “deaf” rap ...