Police records show Akon, whose legal name is Aliaune Thiam, was arrested Friday by police in Chamblee, just northeast of Atlanta. Akon was taken to the DeKalb County jail, where he was handed over to ...

Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last week in suburban Atlanta after he didn’t show up in court to face a ticket for driving with a suspended license. Police records show Akon, whose legal name is ...

Hip-hop and rap have been driving culture in the U.S. for almost four decades now, especially in America. So why are these ...

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “ Luther,” ...

Summer may be winding down, but the Sacramento region isn’t slowing its pace. From live music and happy hour patios to street markets and museum nights, there’s still time to soak in the season.

Iconic hip-hop artist Lil Wayne brought his Tha Carter VI Tour to T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Aug. 26, 2025. Joseph Hernandez Mr. Carter. Lil Tunechi. Weezy. The Fireman. Whatever you call Lil ...

When Jabari “Dr. Naledge” Evans was a kid, hip-hop felt like a privilege. If he got straight A’s, his mother would let him go to the legendary music venue in the city’s South Side, Chicago’s ...

If you were living under a rock, this song went platinum on TikTok. “Mona Lisa” features Kendrick Lamar where the two narrate the story of their interactions with a seductive stranger, “Mona Lisa.” ...

CUYAHOGA FALL, Ohio - The tour’s title is a query, “Where The Party At?” The answer on a balmy Tuesday evening was Blossom Music Center, as a quartet of turn-of-the-century hip-hop stars Nelly, Eve, ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...