The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from J. Cole, Rico Nasty, and Doechii.

Over its 50-plus years in existence, hip-hop has long been underestimated. And in a new interview, Doechii calls it for ...

Irv Gotti's funeral service went down in NYC on Wednesday ... and the late music czar's industry friends all supported his ...

Don't call it a comeback. Hip-hop has been here for years, squabbling for respect among the in the music game. While the ...

18 Rappers, Radio Personalities, Music Industry Executives and More Weigh In on Current State of Lyricism.

DJ Quik's Third Album 'Safe + Sound' Turns 30 Years Old! DJ Quik's Third Album 'Safe + Sound' Turns 30 Years Old ...

The Godfather of Soul’s influence on hip-hop reaches a new generation as rising star 310babii releases “Bad,” a ...

Malcolm X is a revolutionary figure, and his influence still hits hard today, even in the world of Hip-Hop. Today marks 60 ...

This year's hip-hop & R&B artists to watch list is dominated by artists who encompass versatility from the worlds of hip-hop, R&B, and African music.

On this date in 1996, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter dropped the lead single to one of the most revered debut albums in hip-hop history ...

The Notorious B.I.G., one of the rap’s greatest performers, was shot to death at age 24 in Los Angeles in 1997. The case ...

Voletta Wallace, the Jamaican immigrant mother of the late rapper Notorious B.I.G., on Friday died from natural causes at her ...