SZA also reflected on her unexpected rise to superstardom: “They be like, ‘That’s what you signed up for,’ and then I’m like, ‘I didn’t even know what I was signing up for, actually.’ I just made a ...

Time and time again Bad Bunny has proven that he's strongest creatively when he anchors himself to the island and if DeBÍ ...

Lil Baby's WHAM brings Young Thug's first verse since incarceration and marks a triumphant return to Atlanta's hip-hop scene.

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Legendary rap and hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco is joining the faculty as Johns Hopkins University as a visiting professor, the Chicago rapper announced Wednesday. Fiasco will join JHU’s Peabody ...

Vince Staples gets deeply personal on Dark Times, his most introspective album since 2015’s Summertime ’06. With a slower, atmospheric production style influenced by jazz, the album explores past ...

Houston rap is in an interesting spot going into 2025. We have established stars that have crossed over into the mainstream or been major players for years now in Megan Thee Stallion and Travis Scott.

Everyone knows that one of the most important aspects of a party is having great music that can get people on the dance floor. Hip-hop's inception came from house parties hosted in the Bronx in ...

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Statewide, output of professionally recorded hip-hop records may be at an all-time high, even amongst artists who primarily share music on SoundCloud. Maybe because of studios like The Sound Box ...

FALMOUTH, Maine — For many young musicians, recording in a professional studio can feel out of reach ... allowing Monaco to continue nurturing the southern Maine music scene he grew up loving. "It's ...

Renowned music producer Richard Perry, noted for hits like 'You're So Vain' and 'I'm So Excited,' has died at 82 due to cardiac arrest. Remembered for his humility and talent in matching songs to ...