Influence Media's Rene McLean on music catalog investments and backing SLANG, a new label and publisher developing rising hip-hop artists.

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 ...

Kendrick Lamar was joined by SZA and scored a hip-hop touchdown with a triumphant Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday.

Kendrick Lamar, one of hip-hop’s most venerated artists for the past decade, performed “Not Like Us,” a diss track aimed at ...

When Dead Prez 's former record label wanted a hit single, the rap duo decided to imitate mainstream acts on their biggest ...

If the Eagles won the Super Bowl, then the next Amplifier playlist would be made up entirely of songs by artists from Philadelphia. The football gods upheld their end of this bargain — in case you ...

N.O., one of Judgemental’s rising stars, dropped the visual for his lead single, “ We Can’t Lose, ” produced by Lino3x and shot by 4kVisionMedia. The track, a gritty yet soulful homage to hip-hop’s ...

This year’s Super Bowl halftime show was hardly a fashion extravaganza, with headliner Kendrick Lamar keeping things simple ...

Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana's 'I Can't Feel My Face' promised raw energy and innovation but never materialized.

The Warriors released the first project from Golden State Entertainment just in time for the NBA All-Star weekend in San ...

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift reunited in her suite following Super Bowl 2025, and the professional athlete appeared sad ...