Dr. Dre, Iovine donate $70M for new USC center
5 days ago
The hip-hop mogul best known as Dr. Dre and the co-founder of Interscope Records appeared at a news conference Wednesday alongside USC President C. L. Max Nikias to announce the new program...
Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes
7 days ago
Rev Run is one of hip-hop's legendary rappers, but these days, he's spinning records - and is finding the experience may be even more enjoyable than rapping.
Seen and heard in Cannes
9 days ago
LUHRMANN: JAY-Z KEY TO 'GATSBY'Not everyone is a fan of "The Great Gatsby"'s hip-hop flavored soundtrack, but director Baz Luhrmann says using modern music was essential to capturing the spirit...
Drake, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz lead BET Award nominations
10 days ago
Nas, whose return to form "Life Is Good" was one of best rap releases in recent years, was shut out of the male rap category in favor of BET staples such as 2 Chainz, ASAP Rocky and Future.
PepsiCo-Lil Wayne split marks shaky alliance of rappers, business
15 days ago
""It's indicative of what brands have always done when they are involved with hip-hop culture," said Latifah Muhammad, editor of Hip-Hop Wired.
Q&A: Fantasia puts drama behind her, talks music
16 days ago
The singer's fourth album, "Side Effects of You," debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop and Top 200 albums charts last week.
After recent deaths, health is new priority in rap
18 days ago
Of course, heavy drug use in hip-hop or rock is hardly new: Cowboy of his Furious Five group died in 1989 "basically from getting high," Melle Mel said.
Remembering Kris Kross' Chris Kelly, and the power of 'Jump'
23 days ago
I still wasn't privy to the genius that was Dupri that would come later through his work with Xscape, Jagged Edge and another one of his child rap proteges, Bow Wow.
Big Boi thrives on collaboration
23 days ago
"It doesn't matter who's hip-hop or not, I'm only interested in working with the dopest, most creative artists I can find, because it can create something bigger than hip-hop," he says.
New from Darcy James Argue's Secret Society and LL Cool J
24 days ago
"His first offering in nearly five years - and first not to be issued through longtime hip-hop powerhouse Def Jam - "Authentic" not only misses the mark, it doesn't even come close.
