A public tribute event was held Monday for Watts, who died recently at age 54. The Swishahouse record label founder helped ...

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Some artists set out to revolutionize music. They plot, they plan, they announce their intentions to the world. Then there ...

For a city known for both its thriving grassroots music scene and rich classical heritage, a concert hailed as ‘the first of its kind’ is set to show Leeds can turn up the volume when it comes to ...

Chuck D, or Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, has his answers for Gene Simmons’s statements on the Legends N Leaders podcast. In the interview, the Israeli-American musician stated how hip-hop music can’t ...

Johnny Gill's "One Night" takes No. 1 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay radio chart, the fourth champ for the New Edition member turned solo star.

A weekend-long internet storm erupted this week after Sexyy Red, the breakout rap star known for her bold lyrics and unapologetic personality, sparked major ...

Seagram’s Royal Stag BoomBox, the iconic experiential music festival that blends Bollywood’s timeless melodies with the pulsating beats of hip-hop, is back with its much-anticipated Season Four.

Gene Simmons, co-founder and frontman for the Rock & Roll group KISS, is doubling down on his stance that Rap and Hip-Hop "does not belong" in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Michael Jackson’s estate has slammed Sexyy Red’s explicit flip of the King of Pop’s classic “Beat It” after footage of the St. Louis rapper’s “Just Eat It” version went viral on social media earlier ...

Undoubtedly the most revered beatmaker in hip-hop’s five-decade history, James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla or Jay ...

The event also revealed that Springsteen shared some of my initial hesitations about “Streets of Minneapolis.” He said that before releasing it, he’d sent it to Tom Morello, the former Rage Against ...