Memphis rapper Ricky Hampton, also known as Finesse2Tymes, and girlfriend Halle Buckingham, also known as Shugga, were ...

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

Explore the nominees for the 2026 NAACP Image Awards, including Kendrick Lamar, Doechii and more. See who’s leading the ...

Legends of rap and hip-hop, as well as some up-and-coming artists, are heading to Reno-Tahoe stages to kick off 2026 — including Talib Kweli, Mickey Avalon and a ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

On this date, Nov. 27, the chopper rap sensation Twista was born. Also on this day, Lionel Richie finally sat atop the charts, and Ludacris dropped a new album. Follow along to discover all the ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...

Hip-Hop didn’t invent rebellion, it inherited the fire from H. Rap Brown long before the culture had a name. Growing up, my parents were not overtly activists or political. But there were clues. One ...

The event, hosted by the Paid in Full Foundation, awards funds to visionary artists who’ve helped shape the genre but never got their due Nas at the 3rd annual Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards, hosted by ...

The hit docu-soap franchise “Love & Hip Hop” turns up the heat in Miami and doesn’t hold back in the season 7 premiere airing on Tuesday, November 4. The hit docu-soap franchise “Love & Hip Hop” turns ...