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Isaiah Rashad opens Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip tonight before nearby Virginia Beach and Silver Spring dates this weekend.

A PowerPage Producer Spotlight on Pi’erre Bourne’s path from engineering and “Magnolia” to Made in Paris and his current tour.

The Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Global Citizen Festival set will bring their 30th-anniversary celebration of The Score to Central Park on September 26.

Cardi B summer break comments push back on fans demanding more music and promotion as the rapper says pressure makes her want to step away.

The Denzel Curry Kenneth Blume ii album lands August 21, led by “DIFFERENCE” featuring Yebba and a nine-track guest list built for contrast.

The Megan Thee Stallion Act III update confirms a deliberate Tina Snow reintroduction, while the album title, features and release date remain under wraps.

NBA YoungBoy is openly reconsidering his pace and priorities, telling Funny Marco that music is no longer his primary focus while discussing health and the closing stretch of his career.

Vic Mensa is expanding into independent media with ORANJ and a weekly culture-and-politics video podcast launching August 26.

The baby-blue 1959 Chevrolet Impala seen in DJ Khaled’s “Higher” video is headed to Mecum’s Monterey auction block.

Hip-Hop’s history is bigger than one room, one borough or one night. Still, August 11 remains the date the culture returns to when it marks its birthday. On August 11, 1973, Cindy Campbell organized a back-to-school party in the recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell—DJ Kool Herc—worked the turntables. The gathering became famous for the technique Herc was developing: extending the percussion breaks dancers waited for by moving betwe

Megan has confirmed the next chapter of her album series is moving forward—but the rollout still has important blanks.

Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot near the Las Vegas Strip, the only person charged in the case is going before a jury. Jury selection begins Monday in Clark County District Court for Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, who faces one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon. Davis has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors accuse him of organizing the September 1996 drive-by attack; he is not accused of firing the shots. That distinction matters. Nevada law can allow pro

A bankruptcy trustee is asking a judge for permission to sell Dame Dash’s life rights, personal archive and unfinished Roc-A-Fella film to repay creditors.

Busta Rhymes has put a date on one of the most closely watched producer-vault projects in Hip-Hop. Dillagence 2 is scheduled for August 25 and will be built entirely around unreleased production from the late J Dilla. The album follows the 2007 mixtape Dillagence, hosted by Mick Boogie, which paired Busta’s elastic delivery with Dilla’s drums and off-center swing. The sequel is not being presented as a loose tribute compilation. Busta’s announcement frames it as the continuat

One record now holds three generations of West Coast musical history: George Clinton’s funk foundation, Snoop Dogg’s G-funk authority and Jay Worthy’s present-day street perspective.

De La Soul will release an expanded 30th-anniversary edition of Stakes Is High on October 23. De La Soul is giving one of the group’s most important albums the deep archival treatment. An expanded 30th-anniversary edition of Stakes Is High will arrive worldwide on October 23 through A.O.I. Records and Chrysalis. Preorders are open for multiple configurations, including a four-LP box set and a two-CD edition. According to De La Soul’s official announcement, the anniversary rel

After days of outside claims about the project, Tyga has directly confirmed that artificial intelligence was part of the creative process.

Houston will honor DJ Screw on August 8 with Paul Wall, Z-Ro and programming focused on the sound that transformed the city’s Hip-Hop identity.

Ms. Lauryn Hill is taking Diaspora Calling! to Milton Keynes with Wyclef Jean, Erykah Badu, Fireboy DML, Giggs and a full-album Fugees performance.

Rocky moved the conversation from concert subliminals to an on-record answer, disputing Drake’s claim that Rihanna did not support his album.