On this day in 1991, Ice-T—one of Hip Hop’s most influential voices and a true gangsta rap pioneer—released his fourth studio album, O.G. Original Gangster. Dropping via Sire/Warner Bros. Records, ...

2007: Released less than a year after Kingdom Come, American Gangster became Jay- Z’s tenth solo album to be certified platinum in the U.S. The critically-acclaimed album helped to solidify him as one ...

The Internets are still in a frenzy as more details come out about the rumored J. Cole and Sean “Diddy” Combs fight that occurred this weekend. Whether J.Cole did say something slick about Cassie and ...

Just-Ice didn’t do rap beef. He would shoot people. In the 80s. Watch the exclusive convo with The Bronx emcee that says he invented Gangster Rap. Things get really interesting when Just-Ice travels ...

We love hearing stories of how great musicians came to be the stars that they are today. The latest trailer for Showtime's upcoming hip-hop documentary Word is Bond did just that as the video gave a ...

Unlike previous hip-hop beefs -- where the rivals sparred in a series of songs, usually to the sales benefit of both -- the East Coast-West Coast rivalry added a string of real-life deaths after one ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. (JTA) — In the ...

Black popular culture continues to descend. The most recent and monstrous aspect of it comes, as usual, from the world of hip hop, where thugs and freelance prostitutes have been celebrated for a ...

DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. YESTERDAY S RUMORS! Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay-Z / ...

Jimmy Cliff’s 1972 film The Harder They Come laid the groundwork for hip-hop culture, blending authentic street narratives ...

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...

The Internets are still in a frenzy as more details come out about the rumored J. Cole and Sean “Diddy” Combs fight that occurred this weekend. Whether J.Cole did say something slick about Cassie and ...