The Travis Scott signee came up in the shadow of his mentor's rootless sound. On Octane, he taps his hometown's lineage and ...

In the ever-evolving world of urban music, where beats and samples reign supreme, Dutch record producer Era (real name Jamie ...

LaMonte McLemore died Tuesday at 90 in Las Vegas after a stroke, leaving behind a legacy that shaped both soul music and Hip-Hop culture.

So, one of rap’s great blog era-to now — the rarely explicitly explained, but understood as member of rap’s unofficial, but ...

Kanye West must sit for a deposition on February 26 over claims he stole samples from Criminal Manne and DJ Squeeky for his “Vultures” album.

The album boasts beats crafted by some of the most influential producers in hip-hop history. DJ Premier, the soon-to-be Gang ...

This art director and designer began with metallic reliefs and ended up with a collage of the famous hip-hop group’s entire ...

Off' is his last album. If so, he's going out with an opus that's dense, sometimes frustrating, and beautifully human ...

In 2000, amidst the confusion of the new millennium, the Grammy Awards showcased rappers we still revisit today.

Released over a year ahead of its effervescent parent album Colors, Wow demonstrated that Beck’s penchant for genre-blurring ...

The North Carolina native has once again used his lyrical gift to provide an album that is introspective, lively, and celebratory of his career.

On Feb. 6, North dropped her new track, "Piercing on My Hand" on digital streaming platforms. The soul-sampled tune, produced by Ye and Will Frenchman, features the 12-year-old rap prodigy bragging ...