Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Scores Biggest International Streaming Week for a Rap Song
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Rap Battles Are Now Big Business: Billions Of Views, Millions In Profits—And Cannabis Wants In
Freestyle rap battles have exploded into a billion-view global business, raking in millions—and now the cannabis industry wants a piece of the action.
Voletta Wallace, The Notorious B.I.G.’s Mom, Dead at 78
Voletta Wallace, mother to rap icon The Notorious B.I.G., is dead at 78. Billboard confirmed Wallace’s death with Monroe ...
Rapper Lil Baby to return to Nationwide Arena on 'WHAM' world tour
Lil Baby's concert this summer at Nationwide Arena will be his third appearance in Columbus in five years. Tickets go on sale ...
Rap star Lil Baby bringing his ‘WHAM World Tour’ to Baltimore in June
Lil Baby’s ‘WHAM World Tour’ coming to Baltimore on June 17, featuring special guests BigXthaPlug and NLE Choppa.
“We were always going to try to break boundaries”: It was the first No.1 pop single to feature rapping - and it came from Blondie
The second was Rapture, a song that merges disco, hip-hop, funk and new wave Rapture would go on to become the first No. 1 ...
Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dies at 78
Voletta Wallace, the mother of late rapper The Notorious B.I.G, has died at 78. She died at her home in Stroudsburg, ...
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Irv Gotti, who shaped 1990s hip-hop, dies aged 54
Gotti also discovered the singer Ashanti as a teenager, and partnered her with his rap artists for a sprinkle of melodic fairydust. As a solo act, she also had a run of top 10 hits in the early ...
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Doechii Is A Goddess On The Cover Of ‘The Cut’
Doechii is on an impressive winning streak, now gracing the cover of 'The Cut.' She talked about her rising rap career inside ...
Black country artists are a force in Nashville: Here are your playlist must-haves
A handful of Black country artists featured on Beyoncé's album — Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell, Tiera ...
Doechii’s Historic Grammy Win Is Bigger Than Rap
This year’s Best Rap Album winner, now the third woman to ever win the category, is breaking barriers beyond the genre.