Bands cannot always be trusted to make the correct decision. They’re artistes, you see, and artistes sometimes have wonky temperaments and make baffling choices that the rest of us mere mortals shake ...

Explore the legacy of iconic California rappers who revolutionised hip-hop with bold lyrics, West Coast vibes, and ...

Curtis Jackson III was born in Queens, New York, on July 6, 1975. In the late ’90s, he began his rap career as 50 Cent, and ...

Jermaine Dupri told USA TODAY that he plans to execute the "tribute of all tributes" at Essence Fest in New Orleans on July 6 ...

On Sunday, Dupri will lead a tribute to Jones as part of a new “Essence Flowers” series at the festival. The show will ...

Walter Scott, who with his twin brother Wallace founded the Los Angeles-based R&B group the Whispers — a hit-making force in the 1970s and ‘80s with songs like “And the Beat Goes On,” “Rock Steady,” ...

An underrated album is one that didn’t receive the recognition it deserved — often overlooked by critics, under-promoted by labels, or overshadowed by bigger releases. These 1990s albums may have been ...

The Hollywood Bowl transformed into a time machine set to 1995 as The Roots returned for their second annual Roots Picnic Experience in L.A.

Rapper Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, who brought us ’90s hits like “Shook Ones, Part II”, “Quiet Storm” and more died on June 20, 2017. He was only 42. This year would have been his 50th birthday. But ...

Much like Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Mobb Deep acted as street prophets, spitting the truths of the hood without trying to be outwardly righteous about it.

Bristol-based group Massive Attack were part of a new scene in the 90s that fused hip-hop with electronic dub samples to create an entirely new psychedelic genre.