Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance left some fans feeling like he has taken his feud with Drake way too far, but it wasn't the only issue viewers had.
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Kendrick Lamar's feud with Drake dominated the rap world in 2024, and through its many twists and turns, it painted a pretty complicated story.
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Eminem's rocky relationship with his late-mother Debbie Nelson was a focus for his lyrics over his career, and its twists and turns take some explaining.
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Like any other genre, rap has lost luminaries, rising stars, and hopefuls to some unexpected causes, from rare illnesses to shocking murders.
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Atlanta, Georgia rapper Rich Homie Quan died on September 5, 2024, at just 33 years old. He made a heartbreaking final Instagram post days before his death.
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Over the decades, many famous or rising hip-hop stars have tragically died before their time. Here are some life details that emerged after their death.
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Superstar rapper Eminem aka Slim Shady aka Marshall Mathers has dissed plenty of people. Unsurprisingly, there are a fair few stars that can't stand the guy.
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Artists across all genres may play the villain, and rappers are no exception. But some cross the line to end up in prison, and here's a few rappers still there.
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Some celebrities are just now coming forward with disturbing allegations about Sean Combs, while others have been sounding the alarm for years.
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The Grammy-winning collaborative the Roots, now known for being Jimmy Fallon's house band, have had plenty of ups but just as many downs in their career.
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When Bone Thugs-N-Harmony burst onto the scene, the music industry was ready for something new and innovative - and they brought it in a big way.
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Rap's golden age swiftly and definitively washed away the disco influences that preceded it. Here are the most influential artists of hip-hop's golden age.
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Legendary Rolling Stone's guitarist Keith Richards is hugely influenced by the blues but says hip-hop "don't grab" him.
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Suge Knight, the famous and controversial music producer and record label owner, is currently in prison. But what happened to his lawyer, David Kenner?
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What would one day become the BMF was founded in the 1980s in Detroit by two brothers, Demetrius "Big Meech" and Terry "Southwest T" Flenory.
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In a pair of 1991 interviews, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain shared some interesting thoughts on rap and hip-hop music.
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Snoop Dogg went from gansta rapper to beloved icon even though he's had several brushes with the law. Here's what we know about his arrest record.
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Rapper King Von has been linked to the murder of a 17-year-old girl, but the allegations were never proven. Here's Von's disturbing connection to the murder.
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Here's why Ice Cube quit N.W.A. at the height of the iconic rap group's success in the late '80s.
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50 Cent isn't exactly known for his squeaky clean record. The famous rapper has been arrested three times in his life for various incidents.
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After Tupac's death, his mother, Afeni Shakur, inherited his estate. Afeni had set up a trust for her son's music rights and named Tom Whalley as the executor.
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Lisa Lopes was one-third of the musical hip-hop group called TLC and went by the name Left Eye. She would have a short and controversial life.
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Rapper and actor Mos Def was a well-loved celebrity in the 90s, but we don't hear his name often anymore. Whatever happened to Mos Def?
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For a time in the late 1990s and early 2000s, one of the biggest names in rap and hip-hop was Brooklyn native Foxy Brown, real name Inga Marchand.
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TLC is the best selling American girl group in music history. For the three women, while their success marked them as music legends, they have faced trials.
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Hip-hop has earned some individuals wealth they would have never dreamed of. Here are The richest hip-hop stars in the world.
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Dedicated fans may want to visit their favorite musician's grave and pay tribute ... if they can. Here's where these legendary rappers are buried.
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