On this date, Hip Hop salutes one of its true cornerstones as James Todd Smith, known to the world as LL Cool J, celebrates his 58th birthday.

The rapper teased his long-in-the-making album The Fall-Off with four new freestyles over bedrock rap beats. GQ columnist ...

Damien Matthias shaped rap’s earliest victories through vision trust and presence leaving a cultural imprint that still echoes far beyond the spotlight.

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This week's Five Burning Questions looks at the impressive bow for the New York rap veteran's first full-length in eight ...

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Around 40,000 happy campers flocked to Barunah Plains for four days of techno, house, pop, hip-hop, rock and indie tunes – ...

As concert culture goes mainstream, style has become a key element of a musician’s art and identity ...

T reveals the origin of "Gangster Rap," reflects on 27 years on SVU, and addresses the "Cop Killer" controversy and cancel ...

Writer/director Reginald Hudlin reflects on his 1990 film "House Party," on Criterion Collection 4K UHD and Blu-ray Tuesday, ...

Madonna, Confessions Tour 2006 at Wembley Arena in London. It was the first concert I had ever went to on my own, as the ...

The 2026 Grammys are taking place on Sunday, Feb. 1. Here are all the artists performing at the iconic awards show, from ...