Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California, in 1987, and was still a baby when his hometown became synonymous ...

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison joins us to talk about why the East Coast rap group Main Source deserves a spot as one ...

Of most of the modern rappers championing a life outside of gang activity and crime, 21 Savage is certainly at the top of the ...

Back in Action Album rollouts may seem outdated, but rappers are still embracing the concept, just in different ways. Change ...

ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out has been ordered to pay $40 million to one of the victims whom he trafficked for sex. The ...

Roxanne Shanté is listening to her Juice Crew partner Masta Ace talk about RZA’s upcoming EP, Juice Crew, when she has an ...

If the logline of “abrasive, ultra-political, Gaelic language rap” doesn’t ring any bells, don’t worry, you’re not alone.

Usimamane Drops Bold Six-Track EP “G-Wagon Music: Baby Tai.” The South African hip-hop scene is already buzzing this year as ...

Philadelphia’s own Tiffany Jarmon stepped into the booth and emerged as Charli Baltimore, a name inspired by “The Long Kiss ...

Girl, Get Up.,” a collaboration between Doechii and SZA, debuts on a pair of Billboard charts this week, earning both stars ...

1996 marked a turning point in hip-hop production. The boom-bap that dominated early ’90s New York started fragmenting into ...

Of the albums of 1986, only Madonna's True Blue outsold the third record from New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi, who slid perfectly ...