Freestyle rap battles have exploded into a billion-view global business, raking in millions—and now the cannabis industry wants a piece of the action.

NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years ...

Author and music journalist Ben Camp –aka Novocaine132 – a longtime resident of Burien’s Chelsea Park neighborhood, has ...

Ahead of Kendrick Lamar's headline performance at the Super Bowl half-time show, we explore the rapper's journey from the ...

Long before he dreamed of playing the Super Bowl, Lamar was inspired by Arron Afflalo and Compton's sports stars.

One hundred years ago an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Alaskan outpost of Nome caught the world’s attention. People celebrate Lunar New Year, as they bid farewell to the Year of the ...

When I spoke with Walwyn on the phone before the album release party, he mulled over the tension between his roles as a pastor, rap artist and self-described entrepreneur in a time when megachurch ...

A reputed member of a Lynn-based drug gang that poses as a rap music label will plead guilty to federal racketeering charges in connection with the group’s activities, including murder ...

resuscitated Big Oomp Records as a model for self-sustained success. Throughout the 1990s, Big Oomp set a blueprint for how independent rap labels could thrive in a city known more for major ...

Kendrick Lamar’s scathing Drake clapback isn’t just one of the best rap performances of the year, it’s one of the best diss tracks of all time. A hyphy, violin-assisted backing provides ...

I’ve loved rap music since freshman year of high school, when I first heard 50 Cent’s “I Get Money.” Rap has helped mold me into who I am today and partially drove me to become a writer.

“Culture is a very important part of the social fabric. It is the thread that connects communities. It formulates identity, creates values, connects and brings people together. Within ...