Rap legends E-40 and Too $hort will bring Bay Area hip-hop flavor to the NFL Honors stage, performing during the league’s ...

Houston hip-hop lost a legend on Friday with the death of DJ Michael “5000” Watts. Watts, 52, was the pioneering producer and ...

Artists like Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall emerged from the Swishahouse mixtape circuit.

Hani Al Sawah recently walked the streets of Damascus, Syria's capital, with wide-eyed excitement. It had been 13 years since the rap artist last was in Syria .

They're all highly respected in the world of old-school rap. And they all hit the Top 40 just once in their careers.

Michael "5000" Watts, a pioneering Houston, Texas music figure credited with helping define Southern hip-hop, died Friday.

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The Carolina rapper is back with a new mixtape to get fans ready for his upcoming album and we picked our favorite bars. Check 'em out.

DJ Andy Purnell takes over celebrating 1 year of Central Cee's debut album Can't Rush Greatness in this week's Legacy Mix. ...

Rap fans in Kingston are raving about 'I Love Hip Hop', a weekly event that celebrates the depth, beauty, and diversity of hip hop culture. It is held every Thursday at the Jangas Soundbar in New ...

Today, the GRAMMY Museum announced the upcoming launch of Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit, which is set for October 7. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking genre, this ...

I’m from the small Central Illinois town of Decatur. My hometown is one of the sites where the war on drugs and many of its battles took place. In 2018, Decatur was listed at number seven in USA Today ...