Irv Gotti sadly passed away Wednesday night (Feb. 5) after suffering a stroke, and the Hip-Hop community paid its respects to ...

Jeezy’s “My President” became a powerful anthem during one of the most transformative periods in American history. As Barack Obama’s presidential campaign gained momentum, Jeezy, the Atlanta-based ...

Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” quickly became a powerful anthem of resilience and hope for the Black community. Featured on his critically acclaimed album To Pimp a Butterfly, the song echoed the themes ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

A dual night of celebration and loss, the Celtics uplift Black History Month with style and honor. The post Celtics mark Black History Month with ‘all black everything’ and nod to 1990s hip-hop ...

Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

it was Black and Latino youth — armed with turntables, drum machines and samplers — who made these groundbreaking advances in music. For hip-hop, this meant manipulating breakbeats from songs ...