The first rapper to headline the N.F.L.’s biggest stage solo made his Drake diss “Not Like Us” the centerpiece of his set at ...

Hip-hop is as ubiquitous as ever. The genre that started off in the Bronx and spread throughout America has gone on to become embedded in pop culture. Aside from influencing daily talk and fashion, ...

In the run-up to his performance at the Super Bowl, hip-hop’s most celebrated storyteller has been on a hot streak ...

Irv Gotti, a music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54.

Henley’s father, Eugene, is a music executive who helped launch the career of the late Los Angeles-based rapper Nipsey Hussle ...

Since Roc Nation’s partnership with the N.F.L., hip-hop stars like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar have been center stage at ...

Welcome to Defector Music Club, where a number of our writers get together to dish about an album. Today, Tom Ley Israel ...

Tia Young— also known as Boss Tootie— rap career started with singing nursery rhymes at the age six. The now 11-year-old ...

“Sometimes I low key be feelin like I wanna get in the URL battle rap ... TANTRUM music video, directed by Joyner Lucas and Matthew Bordenave, features vibrant animation by Cartuna Cartoon.

Memphis in May's Beale Street Music Festival set to ... sportswear and hip-hop-inspired apparel. FUBU has long been associated with rap and entertainment culture, with hip-hop star LL Cool J ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like 4Fargo, Bryant Barnes and THEY. 2025 is only three weeks old and the rap world is in full-swing. Outside of the headlines ...

"We like to get involved with businesses that solve problems and give back to the community," says south London rapper Konan - one half of the rap duo Krept ... for their music in 2013 when ...