Celebrity Life
DMX: 16 Essential Songs
Yonkers rapper, who has died at age 50, combined raw charisma with hit-making savvy for a catalog that changed the sound of hip-hop
DMX, Rapper Who Blended Aggressive Menace With Emotional Sincerity, Dead at 50
The influential MC's chart-topping career included five Number One albums, but was beset by drug and legal issues. He died following a heart attack
Travis Scott’s Cacti Seltzer and the Long History of Hip-Hop Beverages
Hip-hop has been used to market alcohol for decades. It's been a long road for rappers to actually make bank from it
24KGoldn’s ‘El Dorado’ Is Sunny, Sad, and Engineered to Sound Great in the Supermarket
The "Mood" dude turns in an amiable debut album
How Benny the Butcher Channeled Survivor’s Guilt on ‘The Plugs I Met 2’
Buffalo MC talks about his new album and building longevity
Benny the Butcher Delivers Careful Street Lore on ‘The Plugs I Met 2’
The Buffalo rapper's elaborate drug tales are tinged with caution and sometimes even bitterness.
‘The Breakdown’: Go Behind the Scenes of How to Make a Music Video During the Pandemic
A detailed, behind the scenes analysis of Pharoahe Monch and Th1Rt3en's "Cult 45" video, which was created with Covid-safe protocols in the South Bronx
Paul Wall Has Entered the Chat: The Rap Icon on Going Viral and Getting Vaccinated
The legendary MC would prefer it if you compared him to Lil' Keke
The ‘Punk Monk’ Teachings of Playboi Carti
How the Atlanta rapper bet on the sound of the future and won
How BRS Kash Makes Post-Pandemic Club Anthems
BRS Kash got famous off of the viral hit "Throat Baby." Now he's ready to soundtrack the post-pandemic club
Watch Lil Baby Take on Police Brutality During ‘The Bigger Picture’ Grammy Performance
Insecure star Kendrick Sampson joined the rapper's powerful statement on Black Lives Matter
Watch DaBaby Conduct ‘Rockstar’ in Diamond Gloves at the 2021 Grammy Awards
“When I first started rapping, I mentioned going to the Grammys,” rapper told RS. "I want one, and this coming year I’m going to win one"