The world’s biggest drill rapper may spend the rest of his life in bars—and no one should want his crown. This week, Chicago rapper Lil Durk was arrested in an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill ...

Last Fall, the Dago Braves won a Native American Music Award for Best Rap Hip Hop Recording, for their debut CD Native American Hustle. They also played the award show afterparty, and were seen ...

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A decision by a Florida jury is paving the way for the surviving members of 2 Live Crew to retake control of much of their ...

The acclaimed rap rock band, which is experiencing a revival through online streaming, alleges UMG deliberately concealed ...

Pretentious title aside, the album was a well-produced, well-written, perfectly ‘90s-era hip-hop record. Maybe part of why they aren’t more vaunted (at least to me; perhaps they’re ...

Originally opening as a record store selling a variety of music genres, the business flourished in the late 1990s and early 2000s by capitalizing on the talent of Kansas City hip-hop artists whose ...

Trans lesbian rapper-producer Xóchitl Stauffer’s first solo rap full-length serves as a coming-out party for a relatively new artist whose artistry channels talent beyond her years. She juggles ...

“And I felt like something was missing. I thought, well, if I can find a song that’s a known song that functions essentially like a rap record, but isn't a rap record, but could function just as well ...

The song swiftly debuted on to the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at a whopping number 8—an act that was colossal at the time for a hip-hop record. The victorious reach of the track earned ...

In related news, Drake’s representatives have reportedly denied allegations that he sent Kendrick Lamar a cease-and-desist order to prevent him from performing the song “Not Like Us” at the ...