Michael "5000" Watts, a pioneering Houston, Texas music figure credited with helping define Southern hip-hop, died Friday.

Game initially crowned himself as the superior rapper out of Compton during a December Club Shay Shay interview.

With an estimated net worth of $150 million, Nicki Minaj has firmly positioned herself at the top of hip-hop's financial ladder. The Trinidadian-American superstar is not only one ...

Hip-hop star J. Cole has long been known for his basketball fandom, so it's no surprise that his latest release features a few sports references.

After an eight-year wait, A$AP Rocky's 'Don't Be Dumb' proves he hasn't lost his touch as a stylistic and mature force in rap.

Part of King’s genius was not simply his ability to speak across disparate publics, but to do so in ways that were aesthetically pleasing within these publics. Yes, this is, as Rieder suggests, the ...

In an exciting intersection of sports and music, Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is set to host his first retail pop-up event this week. Scheduled for Friday evening at Hearth inside ...

Today, the GRAMMY Museum announced the upcoming launch of Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit, which is set for October 7. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking genre, this ...

I’m from the small Central Illinois town of Decatur. My hometown is one of the sites where the war on drugs and many of its battles took place. In 2018, Decatur was listed at number seven in USA Today ...

Brandon Ingram and GloRilla’s relationship has been making the headlines since the summer of 2025. The duo has sparked ...

Over two dozen Duke basketball products, including several rising and established stars, are currently in the NBA. Meanwhile, Jon Scheyer and his No. 4-ranked Blue Devils (9-0, 0-0 ACC) are off to the ...

If you're old enough, you remember the real world of basketball mixtapes. Not the mixtapes you see now that pop up on your timeline, the real old school viral-before-viral-existed mixtapes. Like most ...