New Orleans and Louisiana have left an indelible mark on rap music as the home state of some of the genre's biggest stars and most iconic record labels. Five albums by Louisiana artists were selected ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...

Wichita basement rap session escalated into fatal shooting on March 22, 2025. Jaden Watts charged with second-degree murder, claims self-defense. Trillion Ross faces charges tied to firearm possession ...

Walter Jones, the original Black Power Ranger, is chasing a new spotlight as he launches a rap career at 54 with Detroit grit and fresh beats. Walter Emanuel Jones is remembered by a generation as ...

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Canada has barred Irish rap trio Kneecap from entering the country ahead of concerts scheduled for next month, accusing the band of promoting hate and supporting militant groups ...

Irish rap group Kneecap have been banned from entering Canada ahead of their tour of the country on the grounds of alleged “hate speech” and “glorification of terrorism.” “Recently the rap group ...

Hip-hop is in a complicated place right now. It’s not the dominant force it once was, but it remains the engine of popular music, with flashier, more global genres borrowing its strategies, sounds, ...

Bob Vylan has one less show after the English punk-rap duo was accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death. The Poppodium 013 canceled Bob Vylan’s show on Tuesday, Sept. 16 “due to controversial ...

A new drug candidate has shown impressive results in a mid-stage clinical trial for drug-resistant epilepsy, raising hopes for patients who continue to suffer seizures despite being on multiple ...

Ex-Jay-Z partner and Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash — who has long struggled financially — is $25.3 million in debt and has filed for bankruptcy, court records show. The 54-year-old fallen ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. Money never sleeps and on “L.O.A.T.” Veeze is especially restless. The song half-inverts typical ...

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 ...