Doechii became the third woman to win Best Rap Album of the Year at the 67th Grammys. Out of 153 nominated albums in this category, 12 were made by women. Given her historic win, let’s look back on ...

Kendrick Lamar discusses his journey from Section.80 to the Super Bowl LIX Apple Music Halftime Show, emphasizing the essence ...

Irv Gotti, the music producer and Murder Inc. cofounder known for his work with various artists including Ashanti, Ja Rule ...

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

Murder Inc. Records founder Irv Gotti has died at 54. He helped launch careers for talent such as Ashanti, DMX and Ja Rule.

Irv Gotti, a music producer and founder of an influential rap label, has died, Def Jam Recordings said. He was 54. Gotti was best known as the head of Murder Inc. Records, an imprint of Def Jam that ...

Irv Gotti, the music producer who created hits for Ja Rule, Ashanti, DMX and Jennifer Lopez, has died at the age of 54.Best known as the founder of the record label Murder Inc., his signature style of ...

Irv Gotti, the hip hop producer and music executive who co-founded the Murder Inc. label and was instrumental in the rise of ...

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 ...

A History of Hip Hop Sampling with John Morrison and Josh Leidy is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 at Monmouth University in West Long ...

Toronto-based pop singer Abel Tesfaye, primarily known by stage name and shadowy alter-ego The Weeknd, debuted his album “Hurry Up Tomorrow” on Friday.  The project is the last act in a trilogy ...

I can’t remember how old I was when I heard The Pack’s “Vans” for the first time, but I’m sure I’ve been rapping the hook back to myself ever since. “I got my Vans on but they look like sneakers.” To ...