Rapper Kay Flock, real name Kevin Perez, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a series of shootings in his Bronx ...

An icon of New Zealand-Pacific hip-hop is helping spearhead a push for a new NRL franchise designed to reflect and represent ...

Apple Fitness+ today expanded to 28 new markets in the service's largest international rollout since launch, accompanied by ...

This week's publishing roundup features several new deals, including Reservoir partnering with Skatta and Peermusic snagging ...

From comeback albums by established legends to more experimental offerings from the younger generation, 2025 was a marquee ...

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New Zealand has announced plans to eradicate feral cats by 2050, as part of efforts to protect the country’s biodiversity. Speaking to Radio New Zealand on Thursday, conservation minister Tama Potaka ...

At the end of the 20th century, hip-hop was booming, but the mood was dour. Two of the greatest rappers of all time—2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.—had recently been violently killed. Artists were ...

A look at the nominations’ unexpected story lines, including best new artist nominees with unusual paths and the event’s hesitancy around “KPop Demon Hunters.” By Jon Caramanica Joe Coscarelli Jon ...

When Nas said “hip-hop is dead,” this certainly isn’t what he meant. Since 1990, rap music has topped the music charts as arguably the most impactful genre in the world. But for the first time in ...

They’re still number one in the 631. Rap pioneers JVC Force put the suburbs on the hip-hop map with the iconic anthem “Strong Island” in the late 1980s — and their funk-filled ode to Long Island has ...

It feels like the Billboard charts could use a good rap beef right about now. That’s because, according to the publication, for the first time since 1990, there is no hip hop in the Top 40 of the ...