A Syracuse man’s rap music video played for a jury showed him raising his arm and miming firing a gun. The lyrics included a line that a gang expert says refers to a rival gang and a line about the ...
Hip-hop’s original storyteller ... The track was so influential that Jay-Z remade it on his classic Blueprint album. From one king to another. After Rick guested on OutKast’s “Da Art ...
During a recent interview with Vulture, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame chairman John Sykes revealed that JAY-Z would rather have been inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame when his name was on the ballot.
LL Cool J is one of hip-hop’s most popular and enduring MCs. These timeless songs are essential listening for hip-hop fans. As the 1990s began, he struck back at the haters with his most ...
Forget] the ‘Big 3,’ it’s just big me.” Those words, rapped by Kendrick Lamar on the 2024 track “Like That,” would ignite a firestorm in hip-hop, forever altering its landscape. Though Kendrick never ...
Inductee Jay-Z speaks onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 30, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ...