Born in Compton, Calif., Lamar has long been celebrated for his intricate albums of introspective, genre-stretching gangster rap, like “good kid, m.A.A.d city” (2012), “To Pimp a Butterfly” (2015) and ...

Kendrick Lamar started developing his intricate lyricism, thought-provoking storytelling and socially conscious themes while ...

Kendrick Lamar has climbed to the pinnacle of the music industry, and he's got the hardware to prove it. Thanks to such hits ...

Irv Gotti, the famed music producer, industry executive, and TV producer, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings, the ...

A reputed member of a Lynn-based drug gang that poses as a rap music label will plead guilty to federal racketeering charges in connection with the group’s activities, including murder ...

Today we’re going to the Bad Place. I’m sorry in advance. The argument I’m going to walk you through is that President Trump keeps inching closer to violence and his decision to remove protection from ...

To find out how that turns out and how brutal Buba’s urge to balance his karma gets, you can watch this hilarious gangster flick right here. Directed by Cyprian T. Olencki, ‘Furioza’ is one of the ...

Loss has been a consistent theme of rap’s last decade ... the same output from the estates of PnB Rock, Young Dolph, or Gangsta Boo; likely, we won’t see another comparable run of posthumous ...

Sun-Times files Share In one of his last official acts, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Gangster Disciples co-chairman Gregory Shell, one of almost 2,500 “non-violent ...

Elizabeth Lopatto is a reporter who writes about tech, money, and human behavior. She joined The Verge in 2014 as science editor. Previously, she was a reporter at Bloomberg. President Donald ...

South African authorities have launched a manhunt for James Neo Tshoaeli, a gangster known by the nickname "Tiger," as well as an investigation to find out who in the South African police force ...

Roseanne Barr, a vocal supporter of Donald Trump, recently appeared in a rap video by Canadian artist Tom MacDonald titled “Daddy’s Home.” In the video, the 72-year-old actress dons blonde ...