Jimmie Allen honored Jay-Z with a Hip-Hop-inspired country track while previewing his next tour and celebrating his musical roots. Jimmie Allen dropped two new tracks this week, merging country ...

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z released his would-be retirement album, The Black Album. Although there was virtually no pause between The Black Album and new Jay-Z music ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Brooklyn -- If anyone can make a trip to the library feel like a party, it's Jay-Z, apparently. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the Brooklyn Public Library and Roc ...

Before Hip-Hop went corporate, it was raw, risky and real. Ralph McDaniels opens up about shootouts, unseen Jay-Z moments, Young Diddy and why Video Music Box survived it all.

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in January 2025 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame could’ve been rebranded with a new name, "Hip-Hop Hall of ...

DJ Clark Kent, a hip-hop superproducer who worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and The Notorious B.I.G., has died at 58, his family announced on social media. Per the statement, Kent (née ...

In recent years, the Cleveland, Ohio-based Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has done a better job of inducting influential acts that aren’t “rock,” in the traditional definition of the genre. In 2024, it ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the genre ...

There is no debate that Queens’ own Nicki Minaj completely modernized rap with her versatility and bold lyricism. Born in Queens, the “Super Bass” rapper broke barriers for women in hip-hop but also ...