Cent and T.I. keep their war alive making for a sad Black History Month full of beef. Here is what I was about to write before this dropped on our noggins. 50 Cent ,T.I., King Harris and even Jimmy ...

A craving during the pandemic led to a family beginning a business in Sherman Oaks that pays homage to rap and hip-hop artists and shows its young founder the facts of life. All About the Cinnamon ...

The two-time Webby Award-winning Okayplayer podcast returns Feb. 26 with a new slate of heavyweights and deeper conversation rooted in hip-hop history.

A Tennessee school district has agreed to tighten oversight of guest speakers following accusations that a high school assembly featuring a Memphis rapper crossed into unconstitutional religious ...

The Root Exclusive Series: Black History Month was established 100 years ago, in February 1926. To commemorate this momentous ...

ASAP Rocky played teacher for a day while instructing Harlem students on music and life lessons on the latest episode of Celebrity Substitute. Fresh off the release of his fourth studio album, Don’t ...

Kendrick Lamar is now the most decorated Grammy-winning rapper of all time, with his mantle holding a total of 27 awards. The “Humble” rapper blew past previous record-holder Jay-Z’s 24 wins, scooping ...

The Compton rapper came into the biggest night in music with an astounding nine nominations, and he has already won three awards. Before the Grammys officially aired, Lamar won Best Melodic Rap ...

Google has introduced a new way to grab the attention of students who are avid podcast listeners. Now available in Google Classroom, teachers can use a new Gemini-powered tool that generates ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

Bret Baier’s cringe-rapping at Fox’s Christmas party highlights MAGA’s ongoing weird obsession with Hip-Hop. Bret Baier delivered another cringeworthy rap performance at Fox News’ annual Christmas ...