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Big Meech’s welcome home concert was abruptly canceled, but Rick Ross turned the setback into a community celebration.

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The loss of Irv Gotti, who died last week at the age of 54, is immense. The Hollis, Queens native was a relic from an era ...

This year’s Best Rap Album winner, now the third woman to ever win the category, is breaking barriers beyond the genre.

From reciting rap lyrics to revolutionizing hip-hop studies Dr Joycelyn Wilson proves hip-hop’s power in academia and digital media.