On this date in 1992, “Nasty” Nas dropped his first single for an otherwise unknown movie soundtrack.

Both the group’s name and the title of the album are an illustration of the 1991 John Grisham legal-thriller novel The Firm.

Best Rap Songs: The Game and 50 Cent, “Hate It Or Love It”; Kanye West and Jay-Z, “Diamonds From Sierra Leone” (Remix); Gucci ...

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop, who collapsed onstage while performing in Connecticut last month, died of heart disease, the state medical examiner’s office has determined.

Across industries, celebrities have always taken on other aspects of Hollywood. The hip-hop world is no different, as rappers have ventured from their MC skills to motion pictures. While some ...

Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. The family of Chino XL, who died in July at the age of 50, is speaking out on the late rapper's cause of death. XL, born Derek Keith Barbosa ...

The Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series at Wake Forest University invited Steven Dunn to share a reading from his ...

While mainstream rap often leans on mumbled lyrics, El Poeta's style is anything but. He delivers his verses with precision, packing them with an articulation that's as abundant as it is raw.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Rich Homie Quan died from an accidental drug overdose, the medical examiner’s office in Georgia confirmed. The cause of death for the hip-hop performer, born Dequantes ...

A cause of death for Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who died last month at the age of 34, has been revealed. Quan, born Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died of an accidental drug overdose ...

Rapper Fatman Scoop’s cause of death has been revealed. The hypeman and radio personality died as a result of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the Connecticut Chief ...