James Broadnax was a teenager when a jury convicted him of capital murder, with his rap lyrics presented as evidence he posed a threat of ‘future dangerousness’ James Broadnax has been locked up in a ...

First off, yes, New Jack City certainly does have a fanbase. But it’s still been somewhat forgotten in the past 35 years. At the very least it isn’t given credit for being genuinely impressive. For ...

A reader recently asked us which old-school rap songs would never survive a modern label’s legal review, and honestly, the list writes itself. It sounds simple until you actually start answering it.

Some of rap music’s biggest names have come out in support of a Black man, whose rap lyrics were cited during his sentencing in Texas. He is on death row. In 2009, a nearly all-white jury convicted ...

Anderson .Paak is a connoisseur of music, to say the least. The multi-talented, Grammy-winning rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, drummer, and more has cited everyone from Tupac Shakur to ...

In the late 1990s, pop music made a big comeback. Earlier in the decade, music fans were rushing out to record stores to buy grunge albums and gangsta rap tracks. These songs were heavy, at times ...

John Forté, a Grammy-nominated rapper who rose to fame in the 1990s, has died. He was 50. Forté was found dead on Monday in his home in Chilmark, Massachusetts, per USA Today. The outlet reported that ...

Rap legend Kurupt has been hospitalized as he battles “serious health issues,” according to TMZ. The outlet reported that Kurupt, 53, has been in the hospital “for weeks.” This comes as rapper Daz ...

Mexican music acts are dropping narcocorridos – songs idolizing crime kingpins – off of their playlists, but they’re still getting stopped at border crossings into the U.S. Case in point: Julión ...

Vimeo, the online video platform that has struggled to compete against the likes of YouTube and TikTok, agreed to a $1.38 billion, all-cash takeover by European mobile app developer Bending Spoons.

“These artists weren’t just entertainers—they were educators, cultural critics, and community historians.” — Dr. Reiland Rabaka In Part 2 of our Hip Hop Studies series, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - 90s rappers Clipse, the brotherly duo of Pusha T and Malice (formerly No Malice) have reunited for a new album and a tour, both dubbed “Let God Sort ‘Em Out.” The tour includes at ...