In June 2024, T1 Entertainment dropped its “T1 All Stars” album, which featured Klazik along with Iowa-based hip-hop artists ...

From reciting rap lyrics to revolutionizing hip-hop studies Dr Joycelyn Wilson proves hip-hop’s power in academia and digital media.

The Courant’s arts picks for Feb. 16-22 include Boston-based hip-hop and blues acts, a benefit for trans rights, The Lox ...

When Kendrick Lamar took center stage at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, his entrance wasn’t just about spectacle, it was ...

Influence Media's Rene McLean on music catalog investments and backing SLANG, a new label and publisher developing rising hip-hop artists.

The loss of Irv Gotti, who died last week at the age of 54, is immense. The Hollis, Queens native was a relic from an era when being a hip-hop multi-hyphenate wasn’t about diversifying your portfolio ...

On Wednesday (Feb. 12), OutKast was announced by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 14 nominees to be considered for ...

Kid Rock walked offstage at Jon Bon Jovi’s Nashville bar mid-performance after scolding the audience for not clapping enough.

R. Kelly lost his appeal to overturn a sex trafficking conviction, with a federal court ruling that overwhelming evidence ...

A$AP Rocky will not take the stand at his trial over two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and the ...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had plenty of high-profile friendships through the years, including with the current president.

Jurors in the felony assault trial of A$AP Rocky got the case late Friday after a prosecutor told them in his closing argument that they must set aside their feelings for the hip-hop star, his singing ...