Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create ...

It hasn’t been a great year for Drake. His beef with Kendrick Lamar ended badly for the Canadian rapper. How badly? Lamar won ...

From reciting rap lyrics to revolutionizing hip-hop studies Dr Joycelyn Wilson proves hip-hop’s power in academia and digital media.

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. For this week’s column, ...

Memphis rap star NLE Choppa delivers his most introspective track yet with “Crescent Moon,” out now via NLE ...

Many years ago, Astros radio play-by-play broadcaster Robert Ford penned an essay about his father, Robert “Rocky” Ford Jr., ...

Kanye West fired back at Lyor Cohen in a fiery Instagram rant, accusing him of profiting from violence in Hip-Hop and ...

Super Bowl champion Dana Stubblefield's conviction was overturned due to racially discriminatory statements made by the prosecution during his trial.

Black History Month Forum: “The Rape of Mrs. Recy Taylor: The Story of a Working-Class Black Woman’s Fight for Justice and ...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees on Wednesday, and it included Atlanta's own OutKast and The Black Crowes.

A predator posing as an immigration agent dragged a 51-year-old woman into a Downtown Brooklyn basement and attempted to rape her before robbing her in a terrifying Tuesday morning encounter, cops ...

Kendrick Lamar made history as the first solo rapper to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show, but he also made a political statement.