Music

Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Speech About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life

Kelly Rowland Talks Learning to Love Her Brown Skin

‘Smoking Gun’ Email Revealed in Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Suit

Rapper Kendrick Lamar Specifically Requested Dark-Skinned Model for New Music Video

Zoe Saldana Responds to Nina Simone Controversy

Emmett Till’s Family Write Open Letter to Lil Wayne

Happy Birthday Nina Simone!

Epic Records Responds to Lil Wayne Controversy, Will Pull Offensive Emmett Till Line

Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation Asks Lil Wayne to Remove Reference to Emmett Till from New Song

One Year Later, Remembering Whitney Houston

Happy Birthday to the Legendary Bob Marley!

Shawty Lo Wants You to Sign A Petition to Get ‘All My Babies Mommas’ Back On The Air

Chief Keef In Police Custody After Violating Probation

Lauryn Hill Changed A Generation

Destiny’s Child To Reunite At The Super Bowl?!

Violence vs. Apathy

Public Enemy, Donna Summer Among 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

Beyonce Signs $50 Million Pepsi Deal; Faces Criticism

Stevie Wonder Cancels Concert Benefiting Israeli Military

Nicki Minaj Calls Steven Tyler’s American Idol Criticism RACIST

Saigon Wants to Punch 2 Chainz, Rick Ross for Negatively Influencing Young People

Oh Hip Hop Baby Where Did You Go

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

Spike Lee Fired From James Brown Biopic; Replaced By ‘The Help’ Director

good kid m.A.A.d city: the most important rap album of the past 5 years

Chief Keef Facing Jail Time Over Pitchfork Media ‘Gun Range’ Interview

Beyonce Performing At Super Bowl Halftime Show

LISTEN: Check Out Kevin Coval’s ‘Chicago (KEEF)’

Meet Sosan Firooz, Afghanistan’s First Female Rapper

Violence Erupts at BET Hip Hop Awards

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