Rick Ross and French Montana are squaring off on the Verzuz stage May 7, bringing their hit-filled catalogs to Apple Music.

The clash is set for May 7 at 9:30 p.m. ET. By Michael Saponara Rick Ross and French Montana have collided on a handful of tracks as rap titans of the 2010s, but now they’ll be foes on the Verzuz ...

Roxanne Shanté talks her historic Hip-Hop career, from being the first battle rapper on record to surviving the industry’s wildest moments—including six months living with Rick James. She even weighs ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Hip-hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay has died at 55 after a four-month battle with COVID-19, Hot 97 and his family confirmed Monday. The record executive, whose real name was Keith Grayson, ...

Battle rapper Dumbfoundead's memoir 'Spit' documents his rise from age 14 through the L.A. hip-hop underground, capturing the transformative experience that shaped his identity as an Asian-American ...

Nathan Ard had no intention of winning the 2024 edition of 206 Zulu’s Beat Masters Beat Battle. Last June, Ard, a producer-rapper also known as Third Eye Bling, simply showed up to the beatmaking ...

Kanye West (left) and 50 Cent share a lighter moment on BET's 106 & Park. Only the most jaded music fan could ignore this week's big hip-hop news: the showdown between two of the biggest names in rap.

In 2026, Spotify and YouTube Music are competing for hip-hop listeners with contrasting strengths. YouTube Music’s YouTube integration offers rare and user-generated tracks, while Spotify delivers ...

What separates hip-hop and action gaming from a lot of other art forms is that mastery in each is legible in a specific and demonstrable way. You can hear when an MC has genuine control of the ...