Watts' family confirmed the Houston rap pioneer's passing in a statement on Friday (Jan. 30).

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Syracuse is the only Upstate New York stop on Cudi’s “The Rebel Ragers” tour.

If the 1990s and 2000s espoused a grungy aesthetic—“black tee and jeans” essentially—because rock music ruled the scene, today, the popularity of rap and hip-hop has made artists fashion icons as well ...

OutKast collaborator Sleepy Brown stopped by Killer Mike’s podcast and revealed shocking early beef between OutKast, Diddy, and Biggie Smalls.

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Rap fans in Kingston are raving about 'I Love Hip Hop', a weekly event that celebrates the depth, beauty, and diversity of hip hop culture. It is held every Thursday at the Jangas Soundbar in New ...

Music has a way of transcending borders, cultures, and languages, and nowhere is that magic more alive than at the world’s ...

Hundreds of chanting, placard-toting, anti-death penalty demonstrators marched on Sunday to a protest area outside the Staples Center, home of the Democratic National Convention in downtown Los ...