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Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy, who was recently released from prison after serving a 3 1/2-year bid for weapons possession, will be discussing his memoir 'My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy' at the University of Connecticut next week...

Having recently been extended the honor of being New York University's first Producer-in-Residence back in November, Swizz Beatz intends to do more than just instruct his students, he plans to help them launch careers while still in school...

It's a trend sweeping the nation: Universities and colleges are offering classes on hip-hip history and performance. The latest campus to catch the beat is Long Island University, which has a new course entitled 'Hip-Hop and Spoken Word.' According to the Daily News, the curriculum will consist of a wide range of topics and touch on everything from hip-hop's African and New York roots to contempor

There's little doubt that Bay Area rapper Lil B has become hip-hop's resident eccentric over the last year, but does he have a little more to tell us about our day and era? A professor at UC Berkeley thinks so. In a recent lecture, professor Geoffrey D...

Common will be the keynote speaker at the University of Wyoming's 10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. March and Days of Dialogue. The annual celebration and tribute to the iconic leader and activist is slated for Jan. 17-21 and Common will give his speech on the night of Jan...

Wale is no stranger to facing controversy from his performances, and his recent homecoming show at University of Mary Robinson is the latest snafu in the rapper's career. The Washington, D.C. native played a gig at an outdoor homecoming concert at the university this past Saturday after students voted to have him play the campus...

Jay-Z has announced plans to embark on a 21-city/university arena tour in support of his new album 'The Blueprint 3,' which was released on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The tour begins at Penn State University on Oct. 9, heads over to Cincinnati on Oct...