Celebrity Life

'Big Energy' rapper worked hard for her glamorous come-up

If a white megastar gets in before so many of the Black pioneers whose work came first, what message does that send?

"Go Hard 2" appears on newly released Fighting Demons (Complete Edition)

The Michigan MC discusses his new album, Face

Migos rapper drops first new solo song of the year

With the rapper-producer set to headline next month’s Super Bowl halftime show, we look back at the productions that made him an essential hip-hop icon, from World Class Wreckin’ Cru to N.W.A to Snoop to Eminem

Rapper was charged with one count of battery in Miami on Tuesday

Some things just go together. Like G-SHOCK and hip-hop. G-SHOCK was born in 1983, the brainchild of the legendary Kikuo Ibe, who had the crazy idea of making a shock-proof, water-proof, hell, even bullet-proof watch that could take just about anything life might throw at it. The roots of hip-hop reach further back than those […]

Alliterative track appears on recently released DS4EVER

First, there was Love & Hip-Hop, and then there was Daily Paper’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection – an affectionate declaration of love for the evolution of Hip-Hop culture across three decades.  Hip-Hop – a culture, an artist movement – a seed laid in the ’70s with roots that have spread across continents over decades, to inspire, and dominate all […]

Donda track's visual aired as a Yeezy Gap ad during the College Football Playoff National Championship game

The Roots' longtime MC digs back nearly 30 years to detail the behind-the-scenes stories behind the group's most indelible songs and deep cuts beloved by hardcore fans