Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested late on Monday in New York, where he faces a sealed criminal indictment, prosecutors have ...

To declare Ice Cube a West Coast rap god is in no way diminishing his influence on hip hop by adding a regional distinction.

That evening at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, another of the biggest names in rap, Kendrick Lamar, brought together 25 West Coast legends from hip-hop’s past, present, and future to ...

East Coast-based hip-hop drew heavily on jazz samples and was generally characterized by rougher-edged, jazz-sample-based beats. On the West Coast, “gangsta” rap was the order of the day ...

The 21 & Over project was one of the few examples of West Coast Hip Hop that wasn’t oversaturated with California gang life. Instead, Tha Liks were a part of the Cali movement of MCs who had to ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, KQED’s story series on Bay Area hip-hop history. D-Ray’s photographs ... Sponsored And to think, this West Coast cultural historian could’ve been a ...

The music mogul “engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals,” according to a ...

With the legendary hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan headlining the Congo Square Stage later that day, glbl wrmng’s set also ...

Rapper, actor and Big3 basketball league co-founder Ice Cube prepares for the release of his 11th studio album and ...

Hip hip talents Beni Bjah and Flewnt on the set of the film clip for 'Throw Away the Keys' filmed at Fremantle Prison Credit: Image supplied 'Throw Away the Keys' references and highlights ...

Zachary Draves Twenty-five years ago, the MTV Video Music Awards celebrated the diversity of hip hop during an impactful year. By the dawn of the new millennium, hip-hop was at a crossroads. There was ...

From untold stories of the golden age of hip hop to shedding the kilos that threatened his life, we look at the making of hip ...