New Jersey State Police responded to a report of a stabbing at a Deer Trail Drive home at 1:18 a.m. on Saturday, said Sgt. Gregory Williams, a State Police spokesman. That home belongs to Robert Diggs who is the founder of The Wu Tang Clan. Authorities aren’t saying if RZA was home at the time […]

Seven inmates were given a combined total punishment of 7,150 days, or 19.75 years, of solitary confinement at the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC).

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When Lamar calls, Khloe comes running. James Harden learned that lesson the hard way this week when the former L.A. Laker was found unconscious in a legal Las Vegas brothel.

One thing is for certain: after more than 30 years, hip-hop has had its fair share of beef. From MC Shan vs. KRS-One, to LL Cool J vs. Canibus, to Meek Mill vs. Drake, beef is plentiful. But as it in every battle, there is a winner and loser.

Experts are now questioning what levels of solitary confinement are appropriate for inmates and whether this type of punishment is constitutional.

Remember when rap music wasn’t good for you? Like, when a bunch of politicians used to ostracize those who bumped anything that wasn’t deemed morally acceptable? Well, times have changed – kind of. In hopes of reducing smoking among young teenagers between the ages of 12-17, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is using hip-hop to […]

As charged as America’s political and social landscape is today, it’s no surprise that race is a recurring theme in hip-hop culture. The good folks over at The FADER invited Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller and Long Beach native Vince Staples to have a discussion about race and White people’s involvement in the genre. Mac and Vince […]

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Jay Z is proving his naysayers wrong yet again and he’s planning something huge to celebrate in the process. The rap mogul made a rare…

Nicki Minaj has been on a non-stop grind for the past few years and now she’ll soon have yet another notch to add to her…

Very few rap-on-rap relationships flourish, but that hasn’t stopped lyricists from dating one another over the years. Just a few days ago, curvy Queens native…

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It’s been almost 20 years since the passing of the great Tupac Shakur. While his death remains unfathomable for some, many have accepted his demise. Yet,…

The 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards are just under a month away and in anticipation of the show’s air date, BET has released the list of…