Born on January 14, 1965, Richard Martin Lloyd Walters, AKA Slick Rick, unequivocally holds the title of hip-hop’s greatest storyteller. Unlike any MCs before or after him, Slick Rick was a new ...

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and jazz giving way to exciting new iterations and subgenres. Disco was on the way out, but it helped lead to house music, electronic, and hip-hop. Tentpole genres like rock and pop produced a ...

since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of Black lives. So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums ... but he’s been dropping music on YouTube for a few years, and it’s all pretty solid. The co-sign from Ab-Soul could do a lot toward getting ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums ... they’ve been fairly consistent releasing new music. None of it has been an overt attempt to recreate the magic of “You Wish,” nor has ...

NEW YORK -- Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from New York City, has died at the age of 54. His three children shared a message on his social media, writing, "It is with heavy hearts ...

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Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

Gotti came to embody the rap ethos, living like a character from a hip-hop anthem. From his start in the music business selling ... named his label after a group of New York mob enforcers of ...

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