Chino XL, born Derek Keith Barbosa in the Bronx, rose to fame during hip-hop’s golden age and was a formidable freestyler and ...

Hip-hop's inception came from house parties hosted in the Bronx in the1970s. Check out these 20 notable hip-hop songs that ...

Rappers and longtime friends 50 Cent and Eminem show up on the Jumbotron, sitting courtside, in the first half of Game 5.

Arrested Development rose to national prominence in the early 1990s with socially conscious lyrics and a sound that ...

Talib Kweli rose to prominence with the rise of the Black Star duo with Mos Def– who’s an intelligent rapper in his own right ...

After James Broadnax's execution in Texas, debate grows over using rap lyrics as evidence in court and their impact on bias ...

*After languishing on death row in Texas for nearly two decades, James G. Broadnax was executed on April 30, 2026. In 2009, a ...

“Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the Hot 100 Year-End chart in 1995. In 1996, the song earned Coolio his first and only Grammy, ...

In the late '80s and early '90s, amidst alternative rock, grunge music, boy and girl bands, gangster rap, and teen pop, there ...

With more than 30 performances over three days, there were plenty of memorable sets at RiverBeat in Memphis. Here are some of ...

An upcoming execution in Texas has gained the attention of prominent rappers like Travis Scott and T.I. for the questions it raises about the place rap lyrics have in the courtroom and how justice is ...