Famed music executive Irv Gotti, founder of hip-hop label Murder Inc. which produced superstars including Ashanti and Ja Rule ...

Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. in Queens, got his start as a talent scout in the mid-1990s, bringing future superstars DMX and Jay-Z to Def Jam. He was an executive producer on DMX's debut ...

Since the Eighties, Miami has been deeply intertwined with hip-hop culture. The city has produced artists such as 2 Live Crew ...

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

Libyan authorities have clamped down on rap music for violating "moral rules." Artists fear a return to cultural repression, ...

Cinco de Mayo Festival will present musical artists Flo Rida, Ginuwine and Twista at the joint Tacos & Tequila Music Fest on May 3 at Hall of Fame Village, a 100-acre entertainment and sports campus ...

Controversial American rapper, Kanye West, has said that he does not listen to rap music anymore ... Yuno Miles is likely my favourite artist. “I’m a 47-year-old billionaire, why the f ...

Winston-Salem State University is bringing Black history to life in a dynamic way this February. As part of its annual Black ...

"People are always trying to knock you out. My parents are Rocky," said Meech Bold, whose new song "Brockton Boxer" is inspired by his home town.

Gotti rose to prominence working with rap artists who went on to become major stars in the late 1990s and early 2000s, ...