This year, Valentine's Day brings roses, chocolate-covered strawberries and the gift of new music from Drake and PartyNextDoor in the form of their joint album, $ome ...

In 1994, the Oakland rapper Casual, a member of the Hieroglyphics Crew, had beef with Saafir from Hobo Junction, another East Bay hip-hop collective. Saafir had done a feature for Casual’s album, but ...

If your Wi-Fi wasn’t out this weekend, then you probably know that it’s been a busy few days for two of the biggest stars in rap music. The back-and-forth rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake ...

Musicians including Jay-Z, Kelly Rowland and Killer Mike are backing a bid by two US senators to ban the use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials. What is in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and ...

Remy Ma stands by her recent statement on Math Hoffa’s podcast My Expert Opinion where when asked how important it is for a female to write her own lyrics, she replied, “it’s not important.” For years ...

Universal Music Group has fired back at Drake, urging the court to toss out his lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us. In a motion filed yesterday, the label didn’t hold back. They painted Drake ...

Back in 2002, the immeasurably talented MC of Blackalicious known as Gift of Gab wrote a lyrically athletic track called "Chemical Calisthenics." For those who could follow his rapid-fire style, it ...