The Harlem MC explains how prison gave him the freedom to rap about more than material things. This essay is part of ...

A new effort is underway to reduce Sacramento's drug overdose crisis. More than 1,400 people in Sacramento have died from fentanyl in the last five years. Local Christian rapper Exoduzmusic says he ...

Rapper Buckshot, known for his music with the hip-hop groups Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik, is speaking out after he was recently attacked in Brooklyn. Buckshot, 49, a Brooklyn native born Kenyatta ...

The first voice heard on JPEGMAFIA’s sixth solo album, EXPERIMENTAL RAP, is late comedian Paul Mooney doing what he did best: ...

Some broke new ground in terms of rap and rock collaborations while others had people calling out questionable lyric choices.

An "independent label" is cranking out AI slop of "viking rappers" and Christian rockers — and raking in millions of follows and listens.

The 1970s was a highly tumultuous decade defined by seasons of political unrest, social and cultural upheavals and the ...

BIG|BRAVE wield noise, Autotuned vocals and post-metal to deliver a slab of emotional heaviness that feels like a breaking ...

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Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music and musical topics I’ve been fixated on recently. Have you ...

Spotify rejected a request by the International Legal Forum to remove Chris Webby’s song Raw Thoughts VII, which the ILF said ...

ROGERS, Ark. — Ice T and DJ Evil E are set to headline the Art of Rap Tour at the Walmart AMP this October, the venue announced on Monday. The Art of Rap Tour features music by Ice T, DJ Evil E, DJ ...