During Lamar's performance, actor Samuel L. Jackson appeared dressed as Uncle Sam, a character traditionally used to embody ...

Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78. Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The ...

Machine Head, Disturbed and Black Label Society are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Enjoy this week's list, featuring new songs from J. Cole ("Clouds"), Quavo ("Trappa Rappa"), Don Toliver, Speedy and J-Hope's ("LV Bag" featuring Pharrell) and more. See you next week ...

Almost three years after their Luxury Disease album, ONE OK ROCK is finally back with their 11th studio album, DETOX.

Nardo Wick still wants all the smoke. After putting out his Hold Off EP earlier this month, the Jacksonville, Fla. native ...

Tucked below West Oakland's 880 freeway lies a recording studio in an area steeped with Black history. Inside, an organization called the Kingmakers of Oakland recently produced an entire ...

Rico Nasty announces new album, 'Lethal,' out May 16 via Fueled by Ramen. Here, she tells 'Rolling Stone' about firing her old team and starting over.

I was the perfect age when hip-hop and rap started to get big — a young early-‘80s teenager who was way into punk rock and ...

Marshfield’s Kevin Connolly has just finished his latest acoustic album, and he’ll be celebrating its release with a show ...

Welcome to the (re)launch of Mercury Music Picks! Every week we’ll sift through the sea of concerts, gigs, and shows to let you know what’s really good in Portland. This week we’ve got three(!) local ...

The year 2024 was great for hip-hop. We got to enjoy several tremendous albums, some artists finally brought their classic ...