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Having the #1 song in the country comes with its benefits. Rae Sremmurd appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter to talk “Black Beatles” and the #MannequinChallenge that made it popular.

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The police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop in July has been charged with manslaughter.

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The estate of singer and entertainer Prince launched a federal lawsuit against Shawn “Jay Z” Carter’s Roc Nation business entity over rights to stream an album of the late Minneapolis artist. The lawsuit alleges that TIDAL, Jay Z’s music streaming service, violated an agreement over exclusive rights to the singer’s second to last studio album […]

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Young M.A. is one of the hottest new MCs out of NYC in a minute thanks to her hit “OOOUUU.” TMZ caught up with the Brooklyn rapper, who despite having plenty of bars, only offered up short answers.

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Looks like Cam’Ron isn’t done with the Pink Panther lifestyle he made popular in the mid 00’s after all. A few months back he and Reebok collaborated on a limited edition Purple Haze “Fleeboks” sneaker which featured a picture of the Harlem rapper on the sneakers themselves.

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Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas is enduring a racial incident that has rocked students on the campus. Fliers with the statement “Why White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men” have been circulating around the school with university officials taking aims to address the matter.

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David Blaine‘s latest magic trick had Drake, Dave Chappelle and Steph Curry feeling very froggy.

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Frank Ocean tells The New York Times why Blonde will not be winning any Grammy Awards this year.

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Ja Rule was once at the top of the rap game, and now he’s a cab driver? That’s the premise of a hilarious new Week Of Greatness spot from Foot Locker.

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Riding high off the success of his new album Trap Or Die 3, Jeezy stopped by Larry King Now to talk about his role a father and leader in Hip-Hop.

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It all started when a video of the great Shirley Caesar singing about her culinary greatness went viral. It’s actually a small clip of her performing “Hold My Mule” from like 2010, and it’s lit. 

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A Tribe Called Quest‘s final album We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service is forecasted to hit the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart.