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 ...

Before sitting down for an interview on a recent afternoon, BNYX insisted on a tour of his Hollywood studio to highlight all ...

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

It's the late rapper's first video to reach this milestone.

Niggaz Wit Attitudes (N.W.A) was formed back in 1986 in Compton, California. It is an extremely popular important hip-hop ...

Al Kapone and DJ Zirk hosted the Memphis Rap OGz set at RiverBeat, which featured Tom Skeemask, Gangsta Blac, Frayser Boy, ...

On this day in 1995, gangsta rap pioneer Eric “Eazy-E” Wright succumbed to complications from AIDS, less than 10 days after publicly revealing his diagnosis. Few figures in hip-hop history embody the ...

An underperforming California school district is dishing out nearly $300,000 to partner with a group to teach a rap-based curriculum to students, sparking "troubling" concerns, the Justice Department ...

Paramount Pictures has enlisted James Wan to direct its “reimagining” of “The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil.” Don Lee (Ma Dong-seok), the star of the original, critically acclaimed South Korean film, ...

Travis Scott, Young Thug, Killer Mike, and a number of other artists and scholars have petitioned the Supreme Court to halt the execution of James Garfield Broadnax, a 19-year-old Black man whose rap ...

Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression. By Adam Liptak Adam Liptak is the chief legal ...