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Pop Smoke, whose real name was Bashar Jackson, was found mortally wounded at a short-term rental home at 2033 Hercules Drive ...

The Recording Academy has made concerted efforts to diversify in recent years. Did they finally get it right this year?

A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of home-invasion robbery Wednesday in connection with the 2020 fatal shooting of rapper Pop Smoke in the Hollywood Hills.

Drake's beef with Kendrick Lamar is the latest in a career's worth of rap battles. He previously feuded with Pusha T, Meek ...

Super Bowl LIX kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 9, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The game is a rematch of Super Bowl LVII in 2023. In the game, the Chiefs came from behind to defeat ...

As Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance approaches, how much financial success has the 17-time Grammy winner had?

More parking restrictions are going into effect Sunday in Philadelphia ahead of Super Bowl LIX. The restrictions are in the following areas:-Along the side streets of S. Broad Str ...

A song often referred to as the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," will be performed by local artist Ledisi ...

Best known as the founder of the record label Murder Inc., his signature style of blending hip-hop beats with smooth ... with the music mogul between 2020 and 2022. Through his lawyer, Gotti ...

A recently resurfaced clip from five years ago shows Grammy winner Doechii talking about losing her job. Rapper Doechii, who won Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammys for Alligator Bites Never Heal, ...

Dreezy Announces Independence with Her First Distribution Deal. D reezy, the talented rapper, singer, and songwriter from ...