Hailing from the streets of Nashville, TN, Nixed is an independent hip-hop sensation with a style as diverse as the city that raised him. Known for his ...

Influence Media's Rene McLean on music catalog investments and backing SLANG, a new label and publisher developing rising hip-hop artists.

Da Brat has been a powerhouse in the hip-hop industry for decades, making history as the first female rapper to go platinum.

Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

Warren G, a rapper and record producer often credited with popularizing West Coast hip hop, was in the FOX 5 studio Thursday ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...

As a core member of Terror Squad, Pun not only brought mainstream recognition to the crew but also helped push its sound to ...

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees list is out, and hip hop and rap fans have reason to celebrate with some of the genre’s most influential artists receiving recognition. Among the first-time ...

Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. in Queens, got his start as a talent scout in the mid-1990s, bringing future superstars DMX and Jay-Z to Def Jam. He was an executive producer on DMX's debut ...

In June 2024, T1 Entertainment dropped its “T1 All Stars” album, which featured Klazik along with Iowa-based hip-hop artists ...