Drake performs live on stage during day two of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park on July 12, 2025 in London, England.

In this sprawling history, journalist Westhoff (Dirty South) follows West Coast rap from the mean streets of Compton and south central Los Angeles to international prominence. Inspired by the first ...

Drill rapper Kay Flock couldn’t have headed a ruthless crew that terrorized the Bronx with rampant gun violence because he has an “intellectual disability,” his lawyers argued — as the convicted ...

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15: Intimacy is still a difficult subject for many Indians to discuss, and Dr Vaidya's is tackling that hesitation head-on with a sharp, pop-culture-led campaign ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

He played young Bob Dylan, young Willy Wonka, and now he could be a young rapper. Timothee Chalamet broke his silence about the rumors that he secretly moonlights as British rapper EsDeeKid. “I got no ...

Dr. Dre advised Gordon Ramsay to focus on culinary skills after the celebrity chef attempted rapping in a new advertisement. Dr. Dre delivered some friendly advice to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay ...

Xzibit's classic breakout album "Restless" just turned 25 years old -- but turns out, it was the very first song the rap superstar released that changed his life for good!!! From candy cane fishing to ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...