A "female rapper" is a rapper. So to highlight all of the great rap songs from women over the years, we ranked the most classic cuts over the last 38 years of great hip-hop records. There's some ...

The Boombox talked to Teddy Riley about the The New Edition Story, the public's rediscovered love for the genre he created and why he made the move towards the K-pop industry. Get into it below ...

Coming after a few underperforming albums, 1991's 'Diamonds and Pearls' was a career reboot for Prince.

His second major label effort, To Pimp a Butterfly, radiates with a parallel sense of urgency. When it was unexpectedly released on iTunes on March 15 -- a week ahead of the previously announced ...

R&B singer/songwriter R. Kelly revealed that despite his musical talents, he suffers from illiteracy and barely made it through grade school. The Grammy winner recently spoke at the Midwest Music ...

TLC's Left Eye made headlines when she burned down her boyfriend Andre Rison's mansion.

We look at some of the most important firsts in hip-hop, from its origins to the present day.

In recognition of the return of this comedy staple, we decided to list the 10 most iconic comics to emerge from Def Comedy Jam.

While it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when it was that Southern Hip-Hop seeped into the collective consciousness of the rap industry and asserted its dominance, only one crew can lay claim to ...

From 50 Cent to Ice Cube and more, here are 12 Notable Rap Lyrics Aimed at Politicians.

The music world was shocked on Oct. 18, 1974 when Al Green was doused with a boiling pot of grits by girlfriend Mary Woodson. Green was about to shower at his Memphis home when Woodson scalded him ...

Master P is back with a new mixtape called Intelligent Hoodlum. The nine-song collection features the No Limit CEO and his crew spitting empowering rhymes about their come-ups from the gritty ...