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 ...

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 ...