Doechii's creative risks early in her career have paid off, bringing Kal Banx on her first major tour for a special Dallas ...

Nas isn’t just preserving Hip-Hop history—he’s actively building it, putting his voice, vision, and money where his legacy is.

The track, regarded as gritty, boom-bap production, shows a relatively unknown side of Desiigner. Gone are the comparisons to Future. Instead, fans are hearing pure bars, sharp delivery and a hunger ...

Queen Latifah opens up about performing alongside Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella in April and teases new music.

I watched history unfold at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on Friday (Sept. 19), and let’s just say trap music never looked more regal. Grand Marnier and multi-platinum rapper, Future, ...

Doechii at Lincoln Hall in Chicago for her "Alligator Bites Never Heal" tour 2024 (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) The performance’s creative direction, choreographed entirely by Doechii herself ...

T, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Arabian Prince have joined forces to bring the animated neo-noir series “Tehk City” to life.

The inaugural gala honored the legends, leaders, and visionaries who turned hip hop from a Bronx block party into a global ...

BRONX, New York -- It was 50 years ago in an apartment building in the Bronx, about a mile and a half north of Yankee Stadium that hip hop was born. That is where Clive Campbell, better known as DJ ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

Queen Latifah loves her some Megan Thee Stallion. The "U.N.I.T.Y." rapper joined The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday (Oct. 28 ...