Iconic hip-hop pioneers Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton of Salt-N-Pepa claim that Universal Music Group has removed some of their biggest hits from streaming platforms amid an ongoing ...

On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy unveiled all the nominees for the next year's annual awards show. In the running ...

A federal judge in New York has dismissed Drake's defamation case against his record label, Universal Music Group, stemming from a rap battle with Kendrick Lamar. Judge Jeannette Vargas determined the ...

The rap battle scene came together and forged a straightforwardly thoughtful means to aid the victims of Typhoon Tino, putting battle-worn apparel and iconic mementos in hopes of raising proceeds ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: ...

Spoiler alert! We're discussing important plot points and the ending of “Highest 2 Lowest” (streaming now on Apple TV+), so beware if you haven’t seen it yet. Do not get in a rap battle with Denzel ...

"They didn't look at it like it was a form of art." It's been 34 years since 2 Live Crew shocked the entertainment world with their album "As Nasty as They Wanna Be," complete with sexually explicit ...

For the back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 charts this year dated Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, no rap songs appeared in the top 40 — marking the first times since the Feb. 3, 1990 chart that the genre was totally ...

Patrick Stay's killer, Adam Drake, was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years before parole eligibility in a second-degree murder conviction.

The current US Top 30 has no songs that could be officially described as rap or hip-hop – for the first time since 1990. That ...

IYO SKY recently made an appearance for Marigold, where she reflected on some of her best matches in Japan during a new interview. The WWE star faced Mayu Iwatani at Marigold Grand Destiny on Sunday.