Discover the real names behind 26 of Hip Hop’s biggest stars, from Gunna to Cardi B. Each name reveals a deeper story of identity, struggle, and reinvention in the rap game. From street nicknames to ...

Billboard has released its staff list of the 25 greatest female rappers of all time, which featured iconic female MCs across the four decades of American hip hop. Despite breaking into the mainstream ...

Oakland rap star Saafir has died at 54. The veteran West Coast rapper — real name Reggie Gibson — passed away Tuesday according to his former Golden State Project groupmate Xzibit, who broke the news ...

For hip-hop artists, choosing a memorable rap name is crucial. Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. doesn't have the same ring to it as the stage name Snoop Dogg settled on, and Jeffery Lamar Williams just ...

Chance the Rapper, Emma Stone and Riz Ahmed among the stars who made the list. — -- John Legend, Emma Stone, Chance the Rapper and Ava DuVernay are just some of the celebrities who made Time ...

Rap’s G League is looking healthy. Last year, when we put together our list of the best teenage rappers, it felt like a struggle to gather good, interesting names. In a genre supposedly dominated by ...

Fans are buzzing over the revelation of the meaning behind Jay-Z's moniker, despite his fame for smash hits like Empire State of Mind and Drunk in Love. The artist, born Shawn Corey Carter, was hailed ...

West's upcoming seventh LP previously went by the names 'Waves', 'Swish' and 'So Help Me God'. Now it's finally'"The Life Of Pablo". The rapper will release his new album with a listening party and ...

Dallas-Fort Worth hip-hop has become a hotspot for discovering the next superstar. With New Dallas being the talk of the city, the drill scene’s undeniable popularity and boogie music making a ...

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs protested the rising tide of secrecy at the hip-hop icon’s federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial on Thursday after Combs and the public were excluded from ...