The Courant’s arts picks for Feb. 16-22 include Boston-based hip-hop and blues acts, a benefit for trans rights, The Lox ...

An Alabama woman who said she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 withdrew her civil lawsuit ...

Rapper and actor Gene “Groove” Allen, known as one-third of the City hip-hop trip Groove B. Chill, has died unexpectedly, ...

NYCHA building in Queens say they've been told elevator repairs won't happen until this summer, which would force some to walk up six flights of stairs for months. CBS News New York's Elle McLogan has ...

Cops nabbed a man wanted in connection with the slaying of rapper Too Short’s older brother in an apparent shootout at an ...

Prosecutors in New York City say they are charging a Manhattan man with murder for killing his older roommate.

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper.

Live' 50th anniversary festivities kicked off Friday with a stock-market bell ringing and a massive red carpet set up at ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A$AP Rocky’s lawyer is expected to finish delivering his closing argument Friday at the hip-hop star’s trial, where the defense is trying to persuade jurors that the former friend ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion ...

It’s like walking into a Big Apple-themed playlist. A new interactive museum exhibit lets visitors step into some of the most ...