For spoiled modern tykes, Christmas-morning coal amounts to little more than an empty threat, but the naughty boys behind four-year-old hip-hop lyrics hub Rap Genius woke up this past Wednesday to ...

Despite a high profile feud with rapper 50 Cent, Miami’s Rick Ross is focusing his energy back on music and his anticipated third studio album Deeper Than Rap. So far, many of the LPs leaked tracks ...

A new lawsuit reveals that Mobb Deep may be in deep trouble. The rap duo have been named in a lawsuit from hardcore punk band Sick of It All for using their logo without their consent, Hypebeast ...

More proof bad things come in threes: 1) Smoking Gun releases a photo of Ross working as a prison guard, then 2) 50 Cent posts a sex tape online featuring Ross’s girlfriend (or at least a lady with a ...

“I’m not even going to front…he got me,” snickered an unusually self-deprecating Albert Johnson. While it was true that the all-too-serious Hempstead, N.Y. born emcee known to millions as Prodigy of ...

I thought Rick Ross might be able to benefit from his beef with Fiddy Cent, despite the fact that he pretty much had his ass handed to him. Fiddy Cent taking Rawse's baby's mother shopping for a new ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. As a kid, Travis West, more commonly known by his stage name Dictator, always knew ...

A local rapper, songwriter and DJ blends hardcore hip-hop, pop and psychedelic electronica, with lyrics that can be emotional ...

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