Music

Hip-hop has changed dramatically since its beginnings in the late 1970s. The days of socially conscious lyrics produced by the likes of Kurtis Blow, Public

Things seem to be heating up around R&B singer Trey Songz. He almost sparked a mini riot at the Essence festival during a Carol’s Daughter

As the super-sized Superdome blares out the last musical note well after midnight, TV One is just cranking up the graveyard shift of the Essence

NEW ORLEANS – It was already a precarious predicament within the small, suffocating confines at the Carol’s Daughter event in the French Quarter. And that

There was a lot of hype surrounding Janet Jackson’s performance Friday night at the Essence Music Festival. For many, the belief was that this may

Just when you thought Dwele was only doing jingles for McDonald’s, he surprises fans with his fourth studio album W.ants, W.orld, W.omen. This time around

Was it just me or was the absence of Jay-Z, Rihanna and Beyonce at the BET Awards extremely conspicuous and curious to you? It was

First R. Kelly was accused of urinating on an underage girl. Now, the singer is being accused of p—— on his employees. An ex-employee of

The Doggfather of rap music had an interesting request for one particular European nation: He wanted to rent that nation. All of it. Yes, Snoop

Word on the street is that Lauryn Hill is planning a comeback. And while we’ve yet to hear it straight from the singer’s mouth, the

No need to hide the women and children and keep the hospital emergency room on alert. Singer Monica and actress Vivica A. Fox have officially

The most commercially successful director in motion picture history will direct a 3-D movie on the concert tour of the most successful band in the

Vivica A. Fox did her best to channel her inner Joan Rivers as the red carpet critic for the BET Awards. But it didn’t go

After a week of rude rumblings in the skies and tornadoes that touched down, hip-hop legends came in and provided a torrential downpour of sounds

Nothing has gone right in Chris Brown’s life. His idol is dead, his ex-girl is bigger and more successful than ever, his fan base eroded,

Eminem and Kid Capri played prominent roles in presenting Dr. Dre with ASCAP’s Founders Award. The ASCAP Founders Award is among the most prestigious honors

Ne-Yo tied with Dream and Tricky Stewart for ASCAP’S top honor of songwriters of the year. The ASCAP awards are held annually to honor top

Viewed as being more unwanted than fungus after rearranging the circuits in Rihanna’s brain more than a year ago, troubled pop star Chris Brown is now

Pop goddess Beyoncé has fallen out with her father, Mathew Knowles, and has refused to speak or meet with him under any circumstances, the New

First they put Malcolm X on a stamp. Now, the Library of Congress has announced they will add the late, legendary Tupac Shakur’s seminal ode