There’s no question that Nas’s 'Illmatic' was an influential album in hip-hop. Rap blog NahRight and the fantastic nostalgia Tumblr UpNorthTrips teamed up to create a mixtape celebrating the LP's 20th anniversary.
This week, The Boombox Battle features Future's 'Move That Dope' and Trey Songz's 'Na Na.'
Reggaeton mogul Boy Wonder talks persistence, hustle and success.
Veteran rappers Eminem and OutKast will headline the 13th annual Austin City Limits Festival in Texas this October.
After the movie-turned-MTV-reality-show 'Catfish: The TV Show' premiered in 2012, the computer savvy are more careful about who they talk to online. However, even those who don't use certain social networks fall victim to the "catfish" trend. Method Man included.
Brian Williams is flexing his rap skills again. On last night's episode of 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,' the 'NBC Nightly News' anchor did a rendition of Snoop Dogg's classic 1994 track 'Gin and Juice.'
A collection of Jay Z recordings, valued at $30 million, is at the center of an extortion plot after being stolen by a former studio intern over a decade ago.
From IamSu! to Chris Brown, check out the new music releases for May 2014.
Nas is empowering the youth through technology. The veteran rhyme-slinger is partnering with Microsoft, Google and others to give tech scholarships to African-Americans and Latino students.
On this week's episode of 'This Is Hot 97,' Macklemore has a birthday party at the station and Maino is in scare mode.