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The American rapper and DJ Afrika Bambaataa has died at the age of 67. The musician passed away in Philadelphia at approximately 3am local time due to complications from cancer, TMZ reported.

Hip-hop icon Sean Combs was stunningly acquitted on federal charges of forcing his former lovers to live out his degrading sexual fantasies — but found guilty of lesser prostitution raps.

Only four years older than Eminem, Mariah Carey was reportedly insulted by the offer to play the rapper's mother in the 2002 movie based on his life.

Coming only a week after the 20th-anniversary release of “The Emancipation of Mimi,” Mariah Carey’s "Type Dangerous" has a sound that feels like it could have belonged on that iconic 2005 album

Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend, Cassie, is set to be among the initial witnesses in his explosive federal trial on sex trafficking charges and might testify as early as Monday, according to prosecutors

The rapper known for "Black and Yellow" disclosed that he smoked marijuana with Snoop Dogg's sons, Corde and Cordell, while filming the 2012 stoner comedy "Mac & Devin Go to High School."

Young Scooter, known for his work with Future and Gucci Mane, passed away Friday night at the Grady Marcus Trauma Center in Atlanta

Ja Rule had difficulty delivering his speech at Irv Gotti's funeral after the Murder Inc. co-founder's unexpected passing earlier this month

Hours before Kendrick Lamar eviscerated Drake during the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show, Drizzy struck a different chord.

Kendrick Lamar rocked the stage at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans during halftime of the Super Bowl LIX showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Kendrick Lamar delivered his diss track aimed at Drake, "Not Like Us," during the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show shortly after his major victories at the 2025 Grammy Awards

When Kendrick Lamar takes the stage for his Super Bowl halftime show in 2025, his rival Drake will be busting out the tootsie slide over 9,000 miles away

After Kendrick Lamar's career had seemingly peaked, his Grammy-winning smash scored him the most prized gig in the biz as the first solo rapper to headline the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Fresh from securing five Grammy awards, Kendrick Lamar discusses his forthcoming appearance on the grandest stage, the Super Bowl in New Orleans, this coming Sunday

Kendrick Lamar dominated the Grammy Awards on Sunday evening, taking home five trophies for his chart-topping single "Not Like Us," which included both Record of the Year and Song of the Year honors

In Peacock's "Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy," Sean Combs' ex-bodyguard discusses speculation that the fallen hip-hop mogul may have played a role in Biggie's drive-by shooting

New York acquired Damon Dash's shares in Roc-A-Fella Records during a federal auction to fulfill a 2022 lawsuit decision, which granted movie producer Joshia Webber over $820,000

The pot shop, which has been in development for a long time and faced numerous delays, features the Tri-State area's first "consumption lounge," allowing on-site use similar to the coffee shops in the Netherlands

WBLS marks its 50th anniversary at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday with DJ Cassidy's Pass the Mic Live! — a concert brimming with stars including Charlie Wilson, Chaka Khan, Bobby Brown, SWV, and Keyshia Cole

Sean "Diddy" Combs won't be celebrating with Cristal when he marks his 55th birthday in prison. This is what's on the rapper's birthday menu while he's incarcerated

In the recent documentary, "The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment," a former executive from Bad Boy alleges she was "constantly on edge" whenever the mogul's parties began

Rapper Rich Homie Quan was found dead at his residence in Atlanta, as confirmed by his family and a representative from the Fulton County morgue, who relayed the information to TMZ on Thursday

As the Fugees and Ms. Lauryn Hill prepared to mark the 25th anniversary of her landmark solo debut, the 1998 album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"—the first hip-hop record to earn the Album of the Year Grammy in 1999—they found themselves unprepared

Mary J. Blige, now a part of the immortal music elite as a 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, mentions she might be nearing the end of her journey in the recording industry

Kanye West marked his fifth song to reach number one—"Carnival," featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Rich the Kid, and Playboi Carti—by criticizing a range of people, including Drake, Hailey Bieber, and his past partners at Adidas from his Yeezy line