Notorious B.I.G

Notorious B.I.G. too fat to be a role model? Brooklyn board thinks so

Biggie’s old Clinton Hill neighborhood isn’t the same place as in the 80s and 90s, culturally-speaking. And some community board members have objected to the idea of re-naming the corner, citing everything from the hip-hop star’s criminal history to his lyrics to even his appearance.

Ma$e complains about rappers exploiting B.I.G., DJ Khaled responds

Shortly after DJ Khaled premiered his new track “I Feel Like Pac/I Feel Like Biggie,” former Bad Boy Records star Ma$e posted a comment on his Instagram that got fans buzzing. In his post, Ma$e appeared to take offense to Khaled’s song–though he didn’t mention the famed Miami deejay by name.

Michael Jackson’s hip-hop collaborations

Michael Jackson was definitely a unique talent, and what made his music so intriguing is that while he was influenced by many musical and artistic concepts,

Children of hip-hop celebrities

After The Game’s sweet, 2-year-old daughter Cali Dream made headlines earlier this week by stealing the show on the last episode of “Marrying The Game,”

The 25 greatest East Coast hip-hop albums of the 1990s

Some hip-hop fans complain about the relative lack of East Coast-based hip-hop superstars these days. The charts are dominated by rappers who hail from virtually everywhere else in the continental United States and even Canada–but over the last ten years, there have been few big names coming out of New York City

50 Most Stylish Black Music Icons

50 Most Stylish in Black Music In honor of Black Music Month we’re going to take a look at 50 of the most stylish black

2Pac Alive; Releases 2 New Tracks

Just weeks after Tupac “2Pac” Shakur’s 1994 shooter Dexter Isaac revealed himself to the press, the slain Death Row rapper is, once again, in the headlines