Reflecting on the lives and legacies of notable Black figures who passed away in 2025. Their contributions to music, sports, politics, and activism.

This feature presents short reviews of standout releases from 2025, each personally selected by members of the OTOTOY ...

From Mickey Lee to the incomparable Roberta Flack, here are the stars and notable figures we lost in 2025.

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 ...

Zohran Mamdani kicked off his tenure as New York City’s mayor by spotlighting the city’s Hip hop roots at his inauguration, ...

The Grammy-nominated singer was sentenced to six years in 2023 for drug trafficking. A representative said a bipartisan ...

A federal judge has dismissed the pioneering hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit to reclaim ownership of their master ...

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 ...

Fetty Wap has been freed from prison earlier than expected. The “Trap Queen” rapper was released from prison on Thursday, Jan ...

Charlotte Ganderton has received funding in the past from Arthritis Australia and the Physiotherapy Research Foundation. Joshua Heerey receives has received funding in the past from Arthritis ...

It’s the GQ Brothers Quiz, as we put hip-hop duo Pusha T & Malice’s (Clipse) relationship to the test. Who is Malice’s ...

Madison Chock and Evan Bates have taken a big lead at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships with a Lenny Kravitz-inspired ...