Atlanta’s grip on the global music scene remains unshakable. The city, long a crucible for hip-hop innovation, continues to churn out sounds that resonate far beyond Georgia’s borders. From the raw ...

Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop ...

True baseball fans know that a good walk up song can set the tone for an entire game, and keep the crowd humming for all nine ...

Nicki Minaj has been crowned the best female rapper of all time by Billboard.

The legendary Queen guitarist explained that the band refused to let an artist use one of their biggest tracks during the ...

A guide to The Cancellation Of Benny Hill, the 2025 5 TV documentary. Documentary looking at Benny Hill's "controversial" material.

As an outsider, looking into the rap community and genre, the group is easy to identify when thinking ... which was the basic idea of “gangster rap,” a sound coined most commonly by Dr. Dre, Tupac, ...

Queen banned "gangster rap" artists from sampling their back catalogue amid fears it would "promote violence or abuse". Sir Brian May says the British rock band took a stance to say no to certain ...

The rise of gangsta rap turned heads, and whether you agreed with the lyrics ... the group had already reshaped the genre—opening the floodgates for a new era in hip-hop. The rapper contracted AIDS ...

While the genre is often perceived as male-dominated ... earning the title “Mother of Southern Gangsta Rap.” Beyond her solo work, she collaborated extensively with label artists like Master ...

Barry Levinson and the writer of 'Goodfellas' revisit the world of American gangsters, exposing the dispute that exposed the organized crime world.

“The Low End Theory” helped establish alternative hip-hop and influenced countless artists across genres. Kanye West’s debut album broke new ground with its soulful production and themes that diverged ...