Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

Hip-hop in the Middle East continues to grow, blending tradition with modernity while giving artists a voice to challenge societal issues globally.

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The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums ... Staten Island native Wolfacejoeyy’s music mostly operates in that vein of melodic New York rap embraced by characters like A Boogie Wit ...

Famed music executive Irv Gotti ... and his relationships with other rap stars including The Notorious B.I.G. His death was met with online tributes from the rap and hip-hop community. Ye, also known ...

when the group beat Arrested Development and TLC to win “Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist” at the American Music Awards. In their acceptance speech, the group thanked Run D.M.C., who presented ...

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Apple Music is going all-in on Kendrick Lamar ahead of his Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. Today, Apple highlighted the ...

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But it was only in 1989 that an award category for “best rap performance” started recognizing hip-hop’s contribution to U.S.

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