Straight outta Dallas, The D.O.C. became an important part of hip-hop history with Dr. Dre and N.W.A., even after an accident ...

Igmar Thomas’ ensemble bridges eras of Black American music with the soul-stirring project, ‘Like A Tree It Grows.’ ...

Johns Hopkins' Multi-Talented Professor Pioneers First-Ever Hip-Hop Degree Program Wendel Patrick's visionary Bachelor’s ...

Kendrick Lamar and Mustard did this with the record “ Not Like Us, ” which is currently one of the most popular songs in the world. Curiously enough, throughout music history, most of the songs that ...

The late ’80s and early ’90s marked what many call the golden era of hip-hop. It was a time when the music was diverse, innovative, and unapologetically authentic. Artists like Rakim ...

Jurors found A$AP Rocky, a rapper and the longtime partner of Rihanna, not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. He could have faced up to 24 years in prison.

A$AP Rocky, born Rakim Athelaston Mayers, 36, was found not guilty. Pretty Flacko was charged with assault with a semiautomatic firearm aka firing a gun at his former ...

Last year, A Tribe Called Quest and Eric B. & Rakim were nominated for the Rock Hall. ATCQ earned the official induction in 2024. Hip-hop earned its rightful recognition in the Rock & Roll Hall of ...

On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Rihanna and her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky—born Rakim Athelaston Mayers—were present at the final hearing of the felony assault charge ...

The Los Angeles courtroom, full of fans of the hip-hop performer and his singing superstar ... whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, a prison sentence that could have run more than two decades.