TORONTO — Four U.S. academics say a "dangerous" precedent could be set for rap music if Drake wins his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. New documents filed in a New York court ...

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion ...

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Part II of The Seven Wonders of the Hip-Hop World highlights seven groundbreaking albums that reshaped rap from the 1990s through the 2010s.

Renowned hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November. Before then, they are putting up a legal fight to obtain the rights to their extensive music ...

finds Latto infusing her Drake-esque melodic rap cadence with the sunny spirit of Jamaica, which is where her younger sister, Brooklyn, directed the track’s official music video. “You make it ...

“There’s not a centralization of key platforms where people are finding artists,” says Mike Weiss, vp of music/head of A&R at UnitedMasters. “Everything is more niche. To become a ...

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These rap icons transformed more than just a genre; they shifted the direction of modern music itself. Their innovation and impact continue to shape the sound of today’s biggest artists.

Almost no one hits it big in music. The odds are so bad it’s criminal ... Stille, one of the members of the southern rap group Nappy Roots, who worked with Smith and Hay a few times.

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Groundbreaking hip-hop duo Salt-N-Pepa is fighting for the rights to their music catalogue after claiming their record label is holding it “hostage.” Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa ...