The rappers who are serious about their craft and showcase the depth of their lyrical talents do exist. While these artists ...

Malcolm X is a revolutionary figure, and his influence still hits hard today, even in the world of Hip-Hop. Today marks 60 ...

Irv Gotti, the US music producer who created hits for Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX and Jennifer Lopez, has died at the age of 54.

The Godfather of Soul’s influence on hip-hop reaches a new generation as rising star 310babii releases “Bad,” a ...

It did not give a cause of death. Gotti, whose real name was Irving Lorenzo, created the iconic hip-hop and R&B imprint with his brother in the late 1990s, with the label gaining worldwide prominence ...

and how the conditions that created hip-hop are ones of American deprivation, but American institutions have helped the genre and culture thrive all over the world.

The following transcript has been lightly edited for length and clarity. When hip-hop was first created, how did the genre showcase the Black experience and how did the Black experience relate to ...

Freeman, who walked the halls of Hillcrest as a student in the 1990s, has since carved out a multifaceted career in ...

From working with Kendrick Lamart to Rihanna, the Los Angeles producer has created songs with some of the best artists in the ...