"It was a mix of everything that was great about Black culture," a Hofstra professor says of the genre, which burned bright ...

Custom AI tools were used in the process of creating this article. It was selected, edited, and fact-checked by Daily Beast staff in compliance with our Code of Ethics.

Irv Gotti, a music producer and founder of an influential rap label, has died, Def Jam Recordings said. Gotti was best known ...

Irv Gotti, the music producer who created hits for Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX and Jennifer Lopez, has died at the age of 54. Best ...

Irv Gotti, an American record executive and music producer who worked with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez and ...

DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti, died Wednesday. He was 54. His cause of death has not been made public, but it's known he had ...

A titan of the hip-hop community and one of the genre’s greatest pioneers, Irv Gotti, has died at age 54, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death has not yet been announced, but THR ...

The famed longtime industry exec shaped the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was pivotal in Def Jam’s late Nineties revival ...

Dancehall itself has influenced all these genres: reggaetón, Afrobeats, soca and even pop is integrating it now.” Among the UK-founded Afroswing — a variant of Afrobeats — you’ll find UK hip hop, ...