Southern rap rose to prominence in the mid‑1990s, offering an alternative to the East‑West Coast rivalry. According to the ...

Aaron Chan is a freelance writer and the principal owner and operator of SMACK Media, a Toronto pop culture blog. Aaron’s op-eds and news coverage is informed by his experience as a musician, ...

The Millennium Tour recently wrapped, and again this year, it celebrated R&B and Hip-Hop music for the Millennial generation. For the past few years, the nationwide tour has been packed with the ...

Ja Rule at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Photo by Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) Ja Rule and Juvenile, two pillars of late ’90s and early 2000s hip-hop, recently sat down for an intimate and ...

DMX, the prolific rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s and 2000s, has died nearly a week after suffering a heart attack, his family said in a statement Friday. He was 50 years old. The ...

Pusha T and No Malice have made it official that there will be a new Clipse album — the first in 15 years. The famous hip-hop duo revealed in an Instagram post Thursday that their fourth studio album ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — North Texas 90s and early 2000s rap and hip-hop fans, rejoice! Some of the biggest names in the genre are coming to Fort Worth as a part of the Tacos and Tequila Festival. The ...

Rap legend DMX, known for being a pinnacle in the '90s and 2000s hip-hop scene, died on Friday at age 50, according to a statement from his family given to The Associated Press. “Earl was a warrior ...