In 1995, a young rapper named Jay-Z appeared on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show, a radio program that served as an essential proving ground for any fledgling New York MC. The gifts that would ...

Today marks the 25-year anniversary of the L.A. riots, largely in response to the beating of Rodney King by members of the L.A.P.D. The brutal assault is an infamous moment in American history, ending ...

Xingyu Li was excited. The 20-year-old chemistry student traveled 120 miles from San Diego to downtown Los Angeles where he was about to do something he hadn’t done before: rap on the helipad of a ...

A week after moving to Los Angeles from Houston in 1983, Greg Mack wandered into Ameraycan Recording Studios in North Hollywood, ready to shake some hands at an industry party. Recently hired as the ...

Damian Lillard is known for his music as much as his basketball. But did he really rap before the NBA Draft Combine? Here’s ...

Damian Lillard has wasted no time showing off his skills on the court — or getting back into the recording studio —since joining the Milwaukee Bucks last month. When he's not shooting hoops, the NBA ...

Fans were unanimous on social media last night that Kendall Roy’s sycophantic rap performance (see video below) during last night’s Succession on HBO was the most cringe-worthy scene ever on the show.

Dr. A.D. Carson, the professor who defended a rap album as his Ph.D. dissertation, is redefining Hip-Hop as both scholarship and culture. Bars and Books! Hip-Hop has always been a culture of ...