Prince posthumously debuts "With This Tear" inside the top 10 on both Billboard's R&B Digital Song Sales and R&B/Hip-Hop ...

Sampling has been part of the genre since the beginning. The rapper names the three songs that artists keep turning to.

The Bronx-born DJ was known as a pioneer in hip-hop. His legacy was tarnished in later years amid child sex assault allegations.

Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneering hip-hop DJ and rapper accused of sexually abusing boys, has died at the age of 67. According to TMZ, the musician, born Lance Taylor, died in Pennsylvania Thursday after ...

Dr. Dre was recently seen holding hands with Michelle Saniei during a public outing in Los Angeles, drawing attention to the ...

We speak with Cheryl ‘The Pearl’ Cook and Gwendolyn ‘Blondy’ Chisolm of the foundational all-woman hip-hop trio — in ...

A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Hall of Famer Steve McMichael was diagnosed with CTE a year after his death from ALS, raising awareness of a ...

Twenty-four years after Jam Master Jay was shot dead in new York City, a third man has pled guilty in connection with his ...

The Aerosmith guitarist's mid-’80s X-100 Blade Runner is so cool it makes you wonder why Guild doesn't bring it back ...

Ben Folds is back, making good on a December postponement at District Music Hall with a solo show. A May gig is actually better timing for a Folds show, given his enduring popularity on college ...

Afrika Bambaataa, the influential rapper and DJ who helped shape the culture of hip-hop with his legendary Zulu Nation block ...