As a hip-hop marking exec recently said, the mixtape game is a must-do for both rappers already on and those trying to get on. For those already on, it’s a form of branding and keeping their names in ...

The sci-fi horror film mentions Eadweard Muybridge, a pioneer of motion photography and his groundbreaking “The Horse in ...

Soon after the fall 1979 release of “Rapper’s Delight,” versions of the first commercially successful rap recording began cropping up around the world. The rapid spread of “Rapper’s Delight” is an ...

An American Saga" is portrayed by rising Hollywood star Zolee Griggs. Uncover her role in the success of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Hip-hop music is celebrating 50 years, and since its inception the impact it’s had on a generation has been never-ending. Since it first began, the genre has always been a way to allow young people to ...

Lamar’s diss tracks extend the long-running view that Drake, a Jewish and Black Canadian, isn’t Black enough, writes the author a new book on Jewish performers and race. (JTA) — Breathless headlines ...

(CNN) — Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at ...

We all have heard the songs by 50 Cent, Nelly, or other artists mentioned above, and if someone wondered about the inspiration sources for the lyrics that featured gambling, they now know the answer.

Firestorm Entertainment has acquired North American theatrical rights to "Takeover," the adrenaline-fueled action feature ...

In December 1992, Dr. Dre put out his now-beloved debut solo album The Chronic. Since its release, hits songs from the LP like “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang,” “Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’ ...

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