Several MCs including 50 Cent, Missy Elliot and DMX went through some incredibly difficult times to achieve success.

The rivalry between the two gangsters is the premise of a new mob movie, Alto Knights, starring Robert DeNiro playing both ...

In “Straight Loops, Light & Soul,” a project evoking Roy DeCarava’s Harlem jazz pictures and the music of J Dilla, Williams ...

Spread the love Rap music, with its rich history and diverse styles, has produced countless masterpieces over the decades.

Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music I’ve been fixated on recently. What makes an industry plant? Apparently this is the music internet’s greatest concern. The train of ...

Why we like it: A grand tragedy, The Godfather is often used as a measuring stick for other great films, and it’s widely considered not just a good gangster movie but one of the best movies of all ...

Eugene Henley Jr. — known as “Big U” in the entertainment world — was one of 18 members of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips ...

When the Indian Premier League begins on Saturday, the competition will lack a hallmark of recent years: a conspicuous ...

Eugene "Big U" Henley helped launch Nipsey Hussle's career and was called rap's godfather by Wiz Khalifa. Now federal authorities are accusing him of murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion and fraud.

The iconic 90s hip-hop artist was known for his pained intensity. But Dear Mama, a tribute to his mother Afeni, showed off ...

It’s a tale as old as Sugarhill Gang, and, though he’s nowhere near as entitled as those vague rapper composites I just listed, Saba continues the tradition on his new track “Acts 1.5,” where he ...

After umpteen months of vague promises and biffed deadlines, Playboi Carti’s newest opus finally materialized the other day ...