There's something almost absurd about it, if you think too hard. A music genre born in the Bronx in the 1970s, born from ...

On this day in 2005, Young Jeezy, then known simply as “The Snowman”, changed the course of Southern Hip Hop with the release of his major label debut, Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, via Def Jam ...

Jasmine Young reshaped higher learning by linking a chart topping rap release to career training at Howard, turning pop culture success into academic fuel.

Jeezy has earned the distinction of now holding a Guinness World Record for the largest performing orchestra at a Hip-Hop concert. According to Complex, “The rapper was awarded during the Saturday ...

Cassie Ventura is not the first survivor of hip-hop’s abuse. Unfortunately, she will not be the last. In the months since Ventura filed a federal lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for rape and abuse ...

Critics point out the apparent hypocrisy of a pro-Black rapper like Kendrick Lamar headlining the Super Bowl half time show, since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of ...