The Seattle hip-hop community lost one of its most influential early ambassadors last week: “Nasty” Nes Rodriguez died ...

This year's hip-hop & R&B artists to watch list is dominated by artists who encompass versatility from the worlds of hip-hop, R&B, and African music.

Hip-hop has been here for years, squabbling for respect among the in the music game. While the genre has had its peaks and valleys over the past five decades, the time is nigh for hip-hop to rise from ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Drake, PartyNextDoor, and Cash Cobain.

She played the rapper music as a child, stood by his side during his meteoric career and navigated the legal and artistic ...

Elsewhere in the profile, Doechii detailed how Lauryn Hill's only solo studio album shaped her. "The feeling that I have when ...

Wilson's journey from classroom teacher to pioneering scholar embodies the transformative power of hip-hop culture in academia.

Xzibit opens up about his return to music, working with Conor McGregor’s Greenback Records, and why authenticity in Hip-Hop still matters.

After being featured on XXL ‘s Freshman cover, and with the co-sign of one of hip-hop’s unofficial “Big Three,” it seemed ...

The second was Rapture, a song that merges disco, hip-hop, funk and new wave Rapture would go on to become the first No. 1 ...

Led by Fugees icons Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Grammy-winning rapper Doechii, beloved singer Toni Braxton and retro favorites New Edition, the annual Jazz in the Gardens music festival is on its way ...

As serious as Tobe Nwigwe can be about his art—just listen to the skilled MC's message in his rhymes and the aesthetic across ...