Rap icon KRS-One has launched his own religion, complete with a 600 page 'bible' for potential followers. The new faith is based on rap and the holy text called "The Gospel Of Hip Hop: The First In...

Legendary hip-hop duo EPMD are heading back into the studio to record their first album in nine years. Erick Sermon and Parish Smith have not released any new material together since 1999's O...

At last summer's Rock the Bells, less that two minutes after Wu-Tang Clang busted into their first song, which is to say five minutes after the yo-yo-yos concluded, my dad plopped himself down on t...

Blues singer Syl Johnson is suing stars including Michael Jackson, Will Smith and Tupac Shakur for copyright infringement, claiming they illegally sampled his song Different Strokes without giving ...

This October, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is bringing the sounds of skate culture to life like never before in Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground -- the deepest, most customizable skateboarding game ev...

Rapper KRS-One and his wife Simone Parker have pulled plans for a memorial service for their son Randy Hubbard Parker, blaming "personal reasons" for the cancellation. The late 23-year-old - ...

New York, NY (July 2007) – Talib Kweli, the Brooklyn wordsmith, returns with his eagerly awaited sixth album Eardrum, in stores on August 21 on Kweli's own label, Blacksmith Music and Warner Bros. ...

Prince, Krs-One and Outkast star Andre 3000 have teamed up with civil rights activist Dr Cornel West for a new album project to promote hip-hop. The trio will join the likes of Talib Kweli, Killer ...

A little more than 13 years after releasing his debut LP, Represent, hip-hop legend Fat Joe is definitely certified as one of the last of a dying breed. While many of his pioneering peers from that...

-VH1's "Hip Hop Honors" Airs Oct. 17 at 9pm (EST) VH1 pays homage to the hip hop pioneers who transformed the genre into a true cultural phenomenon with the third annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors."...

Veteran rapper Ice Cube has slammed the state of contemporary hip-hop, insisting most performers are only interested in the "bling" lifestyle. The 37-year-old wishes more rappers would embrace poli...