Richmond native Donnie Lewis, also known as rapper “Mad Skillz,” took home his first Grammy award for “Best Spoken Word ...

Richmond rapper Mad Skillz wins his first Grammy for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. It marks his second straight year ...

Richmond rapper Mad Skillz wins his first Grammy for "Words for Days, Volume 1," an album featuring 14 Richmond-area musicians and producers.

Not all hip-hop is meant to be poetic. But aficionados argue the genre is best when partnered with poetics — layered rhyme, alternating meter — using complexly concise lines. Mad Skillz gets that. The ...

From Kendrick Lamar’s five-trophy sweep to Clipse’s comeback and Mad Skillz’s overdue recognition, the 2026 Grammys marked a ...

A Richmond musician has received his first Grammy after working on the album of a fellow Richmond-native rapper.

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