There is no debate that Queens’ own Nicki Minaj completely modernized rap with her versatility and bold lyricism. Born in ...

Going from being fixated on good green and syrup to obsessed with rooting for my granddaughter at her cheerleading competitions.

LL Cool J's Grammy-winning "Mama Said Knock You Out" was used by DHS to soundtrack footage of U.S. forces seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker.

Christmas in Hollis” almost didn’t happen. According to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, when Bill Adler, Def Jam Recordings’ first ...

David Bars says he is "just trying to stay official in a fake time" while breaking down fake beefs, AI visuals, Cardi B as the top rapper, and how a true MC survives in an algorithm driven Hip-Hop wor ...

On this date in the year 1985, a young Queens emcee named James Todd Smith, known to the world as LL Cool J, released his first full length album on Def Jam Records. Produced primarily by Rick Rubin, ...

Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music. By Alex Williams When Marcyliena H.

Before the rap world's East Coast-West Coast rivalry hit the headlines in the '90s, another war was brewing, silent but equally important. While it didn't claim lives, the war challenged identities.

Drake is Billboard’s No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the 21st Century He had 30 No. 1 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and 15 No. 1 albums Drake also leads with the most top 10 hits and total chart ...