Doja Cat, who’s gearing up to bring her Tour Ma Vie world tour to Africa for two dates in Rwanda and South Africa, sounded off against Timothée Chalamet in a since-deleted TikTok. The Oscar-nominated ...

Pop, hip-hop and business stars will sing, dance and deliver lectures at a Memorial Day weekend festival in Newport News. Newport News City Council approved a $3.03 million grant in December to launch ...

Sexual objectification of women is present in many male rap artists’ songs, but female artists are flipping that narrative with songs that uplift women and promote empowerment. (Frank Schwichtenberg / ...

Rodney King was honored 35 years after his beating became the catalyst that transformed Hip-Hop into a powerful movement.

On March 9, 1997, hip-hop lost one of its most influential voices, “The Notorious B.I.G.” in a drive-by shooting ...

Holy Culture Radio, a 24-hour SiriusXM channel and mobile app, is emerging as a case study in positive content ...

When T.I. and Young Dro walk into a room together, it feels less like an interview and more like a family reunion. The ...

Alert, everyone! ESSENCE Fest has announced its first wave of performers and it includes some leading ladies in music.

Last year, the festival earned New Times ’ Best Music Festival award for 2025, a title that naturally raises expectations.

First a part of the late '80s, early '90s group N.W.A, the rapper later branched out into a “multi-platinum” solo music career and into acting.

Darryl McDaniels recalls what it was like for Run-DMC to work with Aerosmith on 1984's "Walk This Way." The 61-year-old hip ...

A coalition of artists, entertainers, music industry leaders and professors, including Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike, Young Thug, T.I., Blackish ...