Music

10 best hip-hop songs dedicated to Atlanta

Besides New York in the 1980s and Los Angeles during the early 1990s, there hasn’t been a city that has produced more chart-topping hip-hop artists

Essence Festival 2013 lineup revealed

The 19th annual Essence Music Festival, the largest African American-based music event in the world that attracts more than a half-million people into the Crescent

Lil JoJo, Yung Teddy, Freddy E: Tragic losses

Another teenager in Chicago was gunned down this past week, and the young man was the stepbrother of controversial hip-hop star Chief Keef. Ulysses “Chris” Gissendanner

10 worst rap beefs in hip-hop in history

Hip-hop has always been a competitive art form. Emcees who possessed the skill to break down other rappers with wit and humor often stood out