Big names coming to the Reno-Tahoe area include Talib Kweli, Mickey Avalon and a triple bill of Xzibit, Warren G and Too ...

The local rapper and his entourage of collaborators brought warm energy to Cactus Club on Dec. 21.

With an experimental and maxed-out sound, bold new MCs are emerging from all corners of the UK – and with US rap in the doldrums, the time is ripe for another British Invasion It’s early November and ...

H. Rap Brown, one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy. He was 82. Brown — ...

A rapper who became famous in the 1990s has reportedly died from a brain aneurysm. Young Bleed’s son, Ty’Gee Ramon, posted a video on his Instagram page announcing his father’s passing and honoring ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

Billboard's recent rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre Michael Owens/Getty Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Luther," featuring SZA, fell off the Billboard Hot 100 chart The list now ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Zelooperz creates a meticulous palette of the sounds, plucked from what’s working in rap right now ...

Will Smith’s rap comeback has gone down as one of the biggest flops in hip-hop history. Once a Grammy-winning rapper and Hollywood’s biggest movie star, Will is now struggling to get anyone to care ...

New Orleans and Louisiana have left an indelible mark on rap music as the home state of some of the genre's biggest stars and most iconic record labels. Five albums by Louisiana artists were selected ...

Two men accused of killing a Jacksonville rapper in 2020 during a feud over lyrics will spend the rest of their lives in prison. Charles McCormick Jr., 23, known as Lil Buck, was shot and killed ...

CM Punk confronted John Cena with a ghost of his past in the main event of "WWE SmackDown." Punk will be the latest to challenge Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship on Saturday's Night of ...