Famed music executive Irv Gotti, founder of hip-hop label Murder Inc. which produced superstars including Ashanti and Ja Rule, has died at the age of 54, according to the record’s distributor ...

(Photo by Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images) Hip-hop culture has once again proven its profound impact at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. Hip-hop had some truly progressive moments at ...

By Derrick Bryson Taylor Irv Gotti, who founded the record label Murder Inc. and helped shape the sound of hip-hop and R&B in the late 1990s and early 2000s when he shepherded the careers of Ja ...

Doechii gave a speech for the ages when she won the Grammy Award for best rap album for “Alligator Bites Never Heal.” Clearly moved, she fought back tears as she got onstage to accept the ...

Brandon Marshall caught up with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly on the red carpet for 2025 Fan Duel Super Bowl party powered by Spotify. A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry Send us a ...

since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of Black lives. So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6 (UPI) --Kendrick Lamar will "put rap culture on the forefront, where it needs to be" during his performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, he said Thursday in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS – Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley has Los Angeles hip-hop music in his DNA. Henley’s father, Eugene, is a music executive who helped launch the career of the late Los ...

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G. Dep shares story of his time in prison for murder to aid youth. Trevell Coleman, known professionally in the rap music world as G. Dep, is best known for his hit songs 'Special Delivery' and ...

Best known as the founder of the record label Murder Inc., his signature style of blending hip-hop beats with smooth R&B melodies shaped the sound of the charts in the late 90s and early 2000s.