Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

while films like “Beat Street” and “Breakin’” showcased the features and tenets of hip-hop culture: DJing, rapping, graffiti, ...

With DJ Mustard's new partnership with Heinz, and Snoop Dogg's Cookbook on the New York Times list, creator Ryan Ford shares ...

Across pop culture, Trump's second term is being met with less opposition than his first. Did everyone just give up?

Sneakerheads flocked to St. John’s University Thursday night for a new exhibit celebrating New York City’s special ...

On this date five years ago, the Hip-Hop community lost one of its true pioneers, Lovebug Starski. At just 57 years old, the Bronx legend left behind an undeniable legacy that helped shape the ...

This year’s “Black Futures in Art” exhibit focuses on separation and connection, while examining why divisions exist, how ...

Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. (June 26, 1970 – February 5, 2025), professionally known as Irv Gotti (or DJ Irv), was an influential American record producer and ...

Irv Gotti, music producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records who helped launch the careers of artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died on Feb. 5, according to his family. He was 54. Gotti's three ...

(THE CONVERSATION) There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards, taking place on ...

Irv Gotti, a music producer and founder of an influential rap label, has died, Def Jam Recordings said. He was 54. Gotti was best known as the head of Murder Inc. Records, an imprint of Def Jam that ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joycelyn Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) There was a ...