Drake hit New York's Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Saturday night the way he prefers to travel: with friends and family in tow.
Miami Northwestern High's defensive coordinator stood before his players last month with a marker in his hand and a board full of plays at his back. "Any time in this game we're going to check goal line, I'm going to go Eagle," he yelled, referring to a blitz call. "We're going to hit the quarterback all night." The players nodded. Some smiled. Some scowled.
Eminem revealed that he has started work on his next solo record during an interview with Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg this morning.
Traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells has announced its lineup.
Adam "MCA" Yauch's death leaves a Beastie-size hole in pop music. Though the trio were not the most prolific legends on the landscape (over the course of 25 years, they released only seven proper albums), their impact has been gigantic. Starting with 1986?s "Licensed to Ill," the Beastie Boys rewrote the rules for commercial hip-hop, the mainstreaming of hardcore punk, the state of sampling, and the treatment of the old school.
Erin Burnett honors a man that was creative, energetic, passionate and OutFront.
In 1988, the West Coast hip-hop group N.W.A released a provocative song called "F**k tha Police," which stirred controversy and marked it as one of the most high-profile examples of tension between the black community in Los Angeles and authorities.
Somali hip-hop sensation Abdi Warsame, better known as K'Naan, has been compared to Eminem and Bob Marley.
His name means "traveler" and Somali-born poet, rapper and musician K'naan has certainly come a long way.
Walking into Cleveland, Ohio's Public Auditorium for the 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony last night, it was hard to not think of the Titanic striking an iceberg on the very same day 100 years ago.
Nicki Minaj is a purist's nightmare.
Deep and heavy beats vibrate large subwoofer speakers, hip hop artists grab the mic with one hand and gesture passionately with the other as thousands of fans rap along and dance in unison. You would be forgiven for thinking this was a typical urban concert in the U.S. -- but it's thousands of miles away in the tiny African nation of Gabon.
When I think of Brooklyn, I think of Christopher Wallace -- known to most as the Notorious B.I.G., or Biggie Smalls -- the artist whose life was cut short 15 years ago on March 9.
Taylor Swift won three trophies at the 39th annual American Music Awards Sunday night, but the singer's ability to act surprised and excited may be worthy of an Emmy.
Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj were among the big winners at the 2011 American Music Awards.
The rapper hung out with Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Diddy while in N.Y.C.
Sylvia Robinson, a singer-songwriter who went on to become a pioneer in the hip-hop music business, introducing the seminal "Rapper's Delight," died Thursday in New Jersey of congestive heart failure. She was 76.
Rapper T.I. walked out of a federal prison Thursday to return to an Atlanta halfway house where he will spend the last 14 days of an 11-month prison sentence for a parole violation, his lawyer said Thursday.
Jay-Z's sixth album, "The Blueprint," hit record stores on the fateful morning of September 11, 2001.
T.I., who walked out of a federal prison in Arkansas Wednesday and joyously tweeted "The storm is over & da sun back out," woke up back in a prison Friday morning.
Rapper T.I. walked out of a federal prison in Arkansas Wednesday morning, 10 months after he began serving a sentence for violating his parole on a gun conviction, a prison official confirmed.
Hip-hop artist Antwan "Big Boi" Patton faces several drug charges after Miami police arrested him Sunday, according to booking information posted on the Miami-Dade jail website.
But the rapper denies digging deep to purchase and customize a private jet
When legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest broke up in 1998, founding member Ali Shaheed Muhammad says, he felt relieved.
A mix up between a computer tablet and a teleprompter during Sunday's BET Awards created an awkward moment that reminded viewers of Chris Brown's domestic violence conviction on a night that otherwise was Brown's triumph.
Vanilla Ice offers real estate advice
Dexter Isaac says he was one of the men who wounded the rapper, setting a bitter feud in motion
New York police said Thursday that they will talk to an inmate who admitted to being part of the 1994 robbery and shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Rap artist Tramar Lacell Dillard was arrested on charges of DUI and driving with a suspended license, police say.
Rapper Flo Rida is out of jail after being arrested Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving.
The 1997 murder of Christopher Wallace, the rapper also known as The Notorious B.I.G. and Biggie Smalls, remains an unsolved crime despite Los Angeles police and FBI investigations that lasted for years.
Che "Rhymefest" Smith considers himself a "raptivist," a name he gave himself years before he took on his latest mission.
Reprinted from EMPIRE STATE OF MIND: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office by Zack O'Malley Greenburg with permission from Portfolio a member of The Penguin Group USA (Inc). Copyright (c) Zack O'Malley Greenburg 2011.
"RIP Nate Dogg…West Coast LEGEND!" Kardashian Tweeted, shortly after the news broke of the hip-hop star's death
People.com: Nate Dogg Dead at 41updated: Wed Mar 16 2011 15:49:00
Fellow hip-hop artists pay tribute to Nathaniel D. Hale, who had suffered several strokes in recent years
It all started with a New Year's Eve party.
A-list celebs are coming clean about their paid private performances for Gadhafi's family. CNN's Kareen Wynter reports.
Travis Barker has a full agenda for 2011, beginning with his debut solo album (out on March 15) and a tour with Lil Wayne, plus plans to finish the long-delayed Blink-182 reunion album for release later this year.
They once risked arrest -- now Tunisia's rappers are hailed as heroes and revered as a voice for the country's youth.
Tunisia's rappers have long made a point of speaking their minds, their lyrics often bringing them into conflict with the old regime. But more than simply upsetting the status quo, according to one of the country's leading rappers their music was the "fuel" for Tunisia's revolution.
This may be the new hip-hop career track: write a few hit tracks and then develop a line of headphones to help people bump to them at full volume.
A task force made up of local and federal law enforcement agencies is actively pursuing leads into the 1997 slaying of hip hop artist Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G., according to two sources familiar with the investigation.
CNN's Ted Rowlands reports on the unsolved murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace.
The Canadian rapper was humbled by Jay-Z's performance and would love to collaborate with Sade in the future
In his latest run-in with the law, rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested at a suburban Los Angeles outdoor shopping mall for failing to appear in court on a traffic violation.
Riding the strength of his "Recovery" album, rapper Eminem nabbed 10 Grammy nominations when nominations for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night.
A Michael Jackson duet with Akon recorded in 2007 will be released Monday morning as the first official single from the late pop star's next album, Epic Records announced Friday.
Rapper Lil Wayne walked out of New York's Rikers Island jail Thursday and was set to fly to Miami for a welcome home party thrown by his record label, his publicist said.
Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Cortez Bryant talk about Lil Wayne's stint in prison.
Inside the Middle East talks to Yemeni rapper AJ about censorship in Yemen.
Spend some time in Yemen's capital and you start hearing a similar refrain. It's unavoidable -- everywhere you turn a chorus of voices bemoaning the issues and difficulties at hand. After all, Yemen is a country full of worsening conflict, deepening poverty, increasing terror, and a growing water crisis.
"I told him it's not that bad and that I was there for him," the rapper tells PEOPLE
Who wouldn't want to be Justin Bieber?
The British singer loves Twilight and isn't anticipating a run-in with Kanye West at Sunday's VMAs
Lil Wayne's protégé is a tough chick from Queens, but she has a soft spot for The Hills
Three years ago, Nicki Minaj was getting fired from jobs more often than she was paying her rent on time.
Rapper Nicki Minaj takes CNN behind the scenes of the Teen Choice Awards red carpet, and talks about her new album.
Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean said Sunday he will contest a pronouncement from Haitian election officials ruling him ineligible to run for president of Haiti.
Wyclef Jean says he was not given a specific reason as to why he was ruled inelgible to run for president of Haiti.
Haitian election officials have rejected hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean's bid to run for president of the Caribbean nation.
Big Boi talks about his new album "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty," and why it doesn't include Andre 3000.
Sixteen years ago, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton and his partner-in-rhyme, Andre "3000" Benjamin, single-handedly put Southern hip-hop on the map as the rap group OutKast with the debut of their album, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik."
Rapper Lil' Wayne may avoid jail time on an Arizona drug charge, according to a plea deal that was announced Monday.
The lawyer for Marion "Suge" Knight insists the rap music mogul did not point a gun at a man Wednesday night in the Los Angeles area.
Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of pointing a gun at a man, authorities in California said.
Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of pointing a gun at a man, authorities in California said.
The Somali-born K'naan could be excused if he heeded hip-hop's code of violence.
"Dylanesque" Somali rapper K'naan talks about survival guilt, the World Cup and learning English through hip-hop.
All the details on the rapper's new unglamorous digs at Riker's Island in N.Y.C.
Lil' Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in prison.
A judge grants a request by rapper Lil Wayne to adjourn his jail sentence so he can take care of a dental issue.
A Manhattan judge granted a request Tuesday by the rapper known as Lil Wayne to adjourn his jail sentence so some dental work can be done.
The couple smooch at midnight as the jubilant crowd roars its approval
Jay Sean has a No. 1 hit with "Down." He talks with CNN's Shanon Cook about the fame game.
Jay Sean's hit "Down" is prompting people to boogie in unexpected places.
In 2008, superstar rapper Lil' Wayne allowed a film crew full access to his hectic life.
A recipe that includes a nondescript New York University dorm room, a heavyset Jewish kid from Long Island and a street-wise black guy from Queens seems like an unlikely one to cook up musical history.
As the man in the Dodgers jersey walked quickly around the perimeter of the infield, fans poured down from the bleachers begging for autographs.
Pitbull talks about his Cuban roots and shares why he won't play a show there until Castro's gone. Denise Quan explains.
Queen Latifah has been on the hip-hop scene for so long that she has seen artists come and go and trends change.
The Wu-Tang Clan -- the New York hip-hop supergroup that spawned millions of album sales, nine solo acts and a few acting careers -- almost never was.
The Roots say their new gig on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" affords them a chance to hone their musical chops.
Yes, they signed with a mega-label and are cashing checks as a late-night show's house band, but sellouts? The Roots?
Rims and bling? They're "super-played out," Common said, explaining that hip-hop is finding another direction and President Obama is helping point the way.
Rapper Common says he thinks President Obama is inspiring hip-hop to shift toward being more hopeful.
Actress Lauren London delivered the pair's "healthy baby boy" on 09/09/09
Jay Leno says immediacy is key to his new show, and he should have plenty of it for his prime time premiere Monday, when Kanye West is a musical guest.
HLN's A.J. Hammer has the details on the MTV VMAs and a controversial disruption from rapper Kanye West.
The much-anticipated music video premieres with the three hitmakers at war
CNN's Jill Dougherty looks at how the U.S. State Department is using hip hop's global appeal as a diplomatic tool.
OutKast's Big Boi is a junkie, has been for years.
Rapper T.I., who was sentenced to a 366-day prison sentence in March, reported Tuesday to a federal prison complex in Forrest City, Arkansas, according to CNN affiliate WSB-TV.
Rap star T.I. threw himself a going-away party Sunday night, less than two days before he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence on federal weapons charges.
The murder of rapper Dolla reverberated throughout the music industry on Tuesday as police sought a motive for the brazen killing.
Nick Cannon isn't the first to take issue with the rapper. Vote for your favorite face-off - including one with a puppet
POLL: It's a battle of words - song lyrics versus blog posts - whose side are you on?
When approached by Madame Tussauds, the rapper told the museum, "Fa shizzle!"
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