After Eminem first discovered rap, he spent much of his time listening to it. “I was a sponge,” he told The New York Times. “I would gravitate towards the compound-syllable rhyming, like the Juice ...

It’s thanks to the best rappers of all time that hip-hop has continued to grow and become the beloved genre and influence it is today. Born in the Bronx in 1973, hip-hop music has become something ...

The Atlanta plugg pioneer faced challenges that almost derailed his career, but now, he's back and leading by example ...

New York rapper/actor Chino XL died at his home on the morning of Sunday, July 28, the family of the late musician said on Instagram Tuesday, July 30. He was 50 years old. “Our father had many titles ...

When hip-hop burst on the scene in the ‘70s, no one expected it to become a cultural touchstone or for it to experience the longevity it has achieved. But here we are more than 50 years later, and ...

Houston rapper BeatKing, known for the viral 2010 single "Crush" and the platinum-selling DJ Chose record "Thick," has died. He was 39. Also known as Club Godzilla, the rapper's death was confirmed by ...

SeeFour in episode four of Netflix's second season of "Rhythm + Flow." (Courtesy of Netflix) Rapper Calogano Chambers, who performs as SeeFour, has been part of Boston’s hip-hop scene since he was 14, ...

Rapper Toosii, 25, will play college football for the Syracuse Orange. Toosii describes this career switch as fulfilling a dream and a sign from God. He achieved music success with "Favorite Song" and ...

The focus on cancellation is bizarre, considering Em is 25 years into his derogatory onslaught, artistically, and likely set for life, financially — and it forces to the surface an uncomfortable ...

Clipse is back, and they're coming for one rapper in particular. Pusha T, Virginia rap great and one half of the iconic rap duo Clipse, dissed Houston rapper Travis Scott on the group's latest single ...

A major rap star’s wild night overseas took a dark turn when a hookup with local “baby gangsters” nearly escalated into a dangerous international situation. As you already know, rappers aren’t going ...