At the turn of the millennium, Irv Gotti – who died Wednesday at age 54 – helped bring a new class of hip-hop and R&B acts to ...

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Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

The mixtape's "Denial Is a River" is her first non-collaboration to debut on the Hot 100. By Trevor Anderson Doechii checks off a career milestone in early 2025 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop ...

2024 breakout artist and Best Rap Album Grammy nominee Doechii has secured her first solo entry to the Hot 100 with “Denial ...

The producer, who died on Wednesday, built Murder Inc. into one of the most influential record labels of the early 2000s. His career was marred by a federal investigation and trial.

January 29, 2025 • The rapper and DJ, who died over the weekend at 43, was the biggest hit for the indie label Big Oomp Records. Its brief but shining moment injected fun back into a scene in ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta hip-hop artist behind the 2006 hit "Walk It Out," has died. Unk, whose real name was Anthony Platt, died ...