Before his passing, Irv Gotti made a power move that cemented his legacy beyond music. He sold his music catalog for a staggering $300 million, securing generational wealth for his family. While some ...

Warner Music signed a new licensing pact with Audiomack and more music deals, including Exceleration Music's acquisition of Mack Avenue Music Group.

A new documentary on Afrobeats, Nigerian Yoruba music, and politics will look at a century of fuji, juju, apala, sakara, highlife and more ...

Did you know that France is the second largest market for rap albums in the world? In fact, some French artists sell more units than their American ...

Being the son of a famous musician doesn't necessarily means life is always easy, as evidenced by Kid Rock's struggles while ...

Before he became famous, Manolo (real name Emmanuel Makau) was already known in gospel circles as part of the group Recap. His journey took off in 2018, but it was his recent album that put him on the ...

He's said he sees rap as a sport - and battle raps were his inspiration for the back-and-forth with Drake. These face-offs - as seen in the Eminem film 8Mile - are where artists compete live ...

a London rapper who hosts rap battles on his channel Pen Game. The Canadian is a huge commercial success - the most streamed artist of the 2010s, 143 million Instagram followers and a fixture on ...

Rico Nasty announces new album, 'Lethal,' out May 16 via Fueled by Ramen. Here, she tells 'Rolling Stone' about firing her old team and starting over.

In "Gimme a Hug," Drake claims he doesn't care about "a rap beef; I’m tryna get the party lit." This is the Canadian rapper's first album since Kendrick Lamar resurfaced their rap beef last ...

I was the perfect age when hip-hop and rap started to get big — a young early-‘80s teenager who was way into punk rock and ...