The 'Let Em Know' rapper opens up in this week's issue about walking away from music after his final album 'Kill the King' ...

The Brooklyn festival Young World spotlights emergent indie rappers and veteran artists. It was the brainchild of Mike, an artist and label head who has become a fulcrum of the alt-rap scene. The ...

Far more people stepped onstage Sunday than on Essence’s first two nights. Here's music writer Keith Spera's review.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains mild spoilers for “Strung.” Nostalgic for erotic thrillers of the ‘90s like "Sleeping with the Enemy" or "Basic Instinct?" Then "Strung" is the movie for you.

It’s got Europe’s largest Black population, the world’s second-biggest rap scene and a long literary history. But even as diasporic culture takes hold in Paris, some ask when commercial success will l ...

From an unplanned radio drop, Altimet's archived track with Adam Nuqris "Pegang Tangan" receives its official visualizer on ...

Usher burst onto the music scene in 1997 with all abs blazing, and almost 30 years later he’s still got it. The abs, that is.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star as Fat Joe and Ice-T honor their legacy. Watch the ceremony on ...

Jay-Z shared the four-hour delay for his July 12 concert in New York City was due to safety concerns both inside and outside ...

Neil Mackay went to the ABBA hologram show in London. Was it great? Yes. But, he says, the technology has the power to suffocate culture trapping ...

Today is the 58th birthday of Nathaniel Thomas Wilson, better known as Kool G. Rap, the Godfather of Mafioso Rap, as he was ...