The performance symbolized Black people's plight in America — and hip-hop’s powerful ability to respond. William E. Ketchum ...

Hip-hop icon and record executive Irving “Irv Gotti” Lorenzo Jr., the mastermind behind Murder Inc. Records, has died at 54.

Kendrick Lamar made a powerful statement about Blackness in America, full of symbolism and not meant to please everyone.

Dame Dash recently opened up about a heartfelt conversation with fellow hip-hop mogul Irv Gotti shortly before his passing ...

Irv Gotti sadly passed away Wednesday night (Feb. 5) after suffering a stroke, and the Hip-Hop community paid its respects to ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys.

It’s remarkable that an artist whose work is so deeply political and who hasn’t chased pop stardom was picked to perform at ...

Record executive and music producer Irv Gotti, best known for founding the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. A cause of ...

Russell Simmons won a major legal battle after judge dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against him because he lives in ...

The collaboration between Lamar and Marvel Studios represents a strategic continuation of the entertainment giant’s commitment to incorporating contemporary music into its cinematic universe.