Eminem paid tribute after the death of Shade 45 host Lord Sear. Now, fans of the hip-hop personality are wondering about his cause of death.

Rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy fame, is one of several who agree that basketball greats and hip-hop excellence share a ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; photos: Vince Bucci, Michael Loccsiano, Kevin C. Cox, Elsa / Getty Images No sport embodies hip-hop more than basketball. No music genre embodies ...

This year's list is dominated by artists who encompass versatility from the worlds of hip-hop, R&B, and Caribbean music. Last year’s Class of 2025 beamed bright when it was time to deliver. Spanning ...

In late 2024, Mumbai/Pune rapper Shreyas Sagvekar received a call from a French friend, who was visiting Dubai. The friend had gone out clubbing the night before and heard a track playing over the PA ...

Skrilla said the “6-7” craze connected to his drill rap hit almost didn’t happen. His 2024 release, “Doot Doot (6-7),” became ...

30 years ago today, Hip Hop icon Tupac Shakur released his fourth studio album All Eyez On Me on February 13, 1996 through Death Row Records and Interscope Records, delivering what would become one of ...

It’s more like the Hall of Hard Feelings for the Demon. Gene Simmons is again sticking his tongue out at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for allowing hip-hop artists to snag a spot in rock’s most ...

The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't speak my language." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Gene Simmons says ...

Longtime Rock & Roll Hall of Fame critic Gene Simmons — who was inducted as a member of Kiss back in 2014 — has once again blasted the organization for honoring hip-hop acts. “It’s not my music,” he ...

Hip hop has been the soundtrack of my life. When I close my eyes, I can still feel the walk to elementary school—morning light low and pale, sneakers darkening with dew—and hear myself half-whispering ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...