New books collecting objects central to rap’s physical history demonstrate the importance of celebrating these relics before they vanish. Credit... Supported by By Jon Caramanica For the last year, ...

Websites offering up free — and not always legal — music flourished in the gap between the fall of the CD era and the rise of streaming. Keeping those archives intact is proving difficult. By Brian ...

The other night I was listening to Hot 97 and, after a seemingly endless mix of boring-ass Drake and 21 Savage album cuts, that Lil Uzi Vert club song that won’t go away, and the bubblegum Coi Leray ...

Southern California beach culture, hip-hop icons and island vibes and sounds are all coming together as the second annual Cali Vibes music festival returns to Marina Green Park in Long Beach Feb.

The Seattle hip-hop community lost one of its most influential early ambassadors last week: “Nasty” Nes Rodriguez died Saturday in Los Angeles, his widow, Llola Rodriguez, announced the following ...

(From L) Members of 4Keus Gang rap music band, Bne, Djeffi and HK pose during a photo call prior to the first edition of "Les Flammes" music award ceremony at the Chatelet Theatre, in Paris, on May 11 ...