An exploration of how live performance in hip-hop is continuously used as a point of inspiration or selling point for various forms of recordings, such as film.

We honor six artists whose unforgettable sets defined Austin City Limits. One 2025 act is in the inaugural class of inductees ...

Last year, when St. Louis rap star Smino sat down at St. Louis City SC headquarters to discuss the Homegrown program he spearheaded to give a platform to emerging area-based talent, all eyes were on ...

Drake sued his record company earlier this year on allegations that the company defamed him by releasing Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning dis track.

Lawyers for UMG previously said Drake should be “accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be” in ...

The Black Eyed Peas, whose music spans hip hop to soul to pop-rap, is topping the charts with the former quartet's first album in two years, featuring Latin pop artists such as Shakira.

Taylor Swift was named artist of the year at the American Music Awards on Sunday and won two other trophies in a ceremony held live in Los Angeles amid tight coronavirus curbs.

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge tossed out a defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group on Thursday, ruling that lyrics branding the superstar as a pedophile in Kendrick Lamar ...

Lamar infamously called Drake a “certified pedophile” in the hit song — an accusation the judge ruled is a “nonactionable ...

The rapper sued his record company earlier this year over claims the company slandered him by releasing Kendrick Lamar’s song ...

As New York Comic Con once again descends on the Big Apple, Okayplayer looks back at some key moments where rappers took cues from the comic book world. Whereas some found inspiration in heroes like ...

As the Medford-born rapper readies her first major label LP, she’s not only advancing to a higher tier of cultural ...