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Big L's estate just dropped the official documentary trailer, and it's the first time his family's actually backing a project.

He says rap beefs often block collaboration and rarely benefit the culture. Ja Rule emphasizes that both he and 50 Cent made lasting contributions to Hip Hop. Ja Rule is getting candid about one of ...

Lord Sear, the New York hip hop DJ and longtime host on Shade 45, has died at the age of 54, his official Instagram account ...

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“It was so synchronized,” Tauheed Epps, the Grammy-winning hip-hop artist and entrepreneur known as 2 Chainz, told an ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler This is Jonathan Mahler. I ...

Hip-hop is no longer solely youth culture; it's just culture, with cross-generational scenes full of artists intent on capturing their era's zeitgeist. But Raekwon The Chef's latest solo album, The ...