Houston lost one of its rap icons Jan. 30 with the death of Swishahouse co-founder and CEO Michael "5000" Watts. Instrumental in helping to popularize DJ Screw's "chopped and screwed" as Houston's ...

HOUSTON – Houston hip-hop pioneer DJ Michael “5000” Watts, best known for helping popularize the city’s signature “chopped and screwed” sound, has died. Watts passing was confirmed in a statement from ...

Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap have announced an April 24 release date for their new LP Fenian, which will be their first album since a series of polarizing political statements threatened to derail their ...

DJ Mike T of legendary West Coast Hip-Hop group Compton’s Most Wanted died, marking the end of an era. DJ Mike T, a founding member and producer of the pioneering West Coast Hip-Hop group Compton’s ...

LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - British prosecutors sought to reinstate a terrorism charge against a member of Irish rap group Kneecap on Wednesday for displaying a flag of Iran-backed Lebanese militia ...

The Apple Canada YouTube channel has published a fun (and slightly unnerving) new ad promoting the new Ceramic Shield 2 cover glass of the iPhone 17 line. Watch it below. In the ad, representatives ...

Yo, it's time to dive into the shadowy world of DJ Vlad and the wild rumors that have the rap game shook! DJ Vlad, the mastermind behind VladTV, has been making waves in the hip-hop industry for years ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On Friday (Dec. 12), hip-hop fans were gifted with an album 30 years in ...

David Marvin Blake Jr., the son of producer and producer DJ Quik, is facing up to 40 years in prison for a second-degree murder charge stemming from a much earlier incident. According to the report, ...

Kneecap’s sold-out Birmingham show was way more than a political rally though and MCs Mo Chara and Mόglaí Bap were all but drowned out by audience participation on the likes of “Better Way to Live” ...

Irish rap trio Kneecap are back with another new single, “No Comment,” that addresses the terrorism charges against member Mo Chara which were thrown out in UK court in September. Produced by DJ Sub ...

Jill Vaughan receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme. Josef Noel Tye serves on the Yorta Yorta Traditional Owner Land Management ...