In 2008, superstar rapper Lil' Wayne allowed a film crew full access to his hectic life.
A recipe that includes a nondescript New York University dorm room, a heavyset Jewish kid from Long Island and a street-wise black guy from Queens seems like an unlikely one to cook up musical history.
As the man in the Dodgers jersey walked quickly around the perimeter of the infield, fans poured down from the bleachers begging for autographs.
Queen Latifah has been on the hip-hop scene for so long that she has seen artists come and go and trends change.
The Wu-Tang Clan -- the New York hip-hop supergroup that spawned millions of album sales, nine solo acts and a few acting careers -- almost never was.
Yes, they signed with a mega-label and are cashing checks as a late-night show's house band, but sellouts? The Roots?
Rims and bling? They're "super-played out," Common said, explaining that hip-hop is finding another direction and President Obama is helping point the way.
Actress Lauren London delivered the pair's "healthy baby boy" on 09/09/09
Jay Leno says immediacy is key to his new show, and he should have plenty of it for his prime time premiere Monday, when Kanye West is a musical guest.
The much-anticipated music video premieres with the three hitmakers at war
In 2008, superstar rapper Lil' Wayne allowed a film crew full access to his hectic life.
A recipe that includes a nondescript New York University dorm room, a heavyset Jewish kid from Long Island and a street-wise black guy from Queens seems like an unlikely one to cook up musical history.
As the man in the Dodgers jersey walked quickly around the perimeter of the infield, fans poured down from the bleachers begging for autographs.
Queen Latifah has been on the hip-hop scene for so long that she has seen artists come and go and trends change.
The Wu-Tang Clan -- the New York hip-hop supergroup that spawned millions of album sales, nine solo acts and a few acting careers -- almost never was.
Yes, they signed with a mega-label and are cashing checks as a late-night show's house band, but sellouts? The Roots?
Rims and bling? They're "super-played out," Common said, explaining that hip-hop is finding another direction and President Obama is helping point the way.
Actress Lauren London delivered the pair's "healthy baby boy" on 09/09/09
Jay Leno says immediacy is key to his new show, and he should have plenty of it for his prime time premiere Monday, when Kanye West is a musical guest.
The much-anticipated music video premieres with the three hitmakers at war
OutKast's Big Boi is a junkie, has been for years.
Rapper T.I., who was sentenced to a 366-day prison sentence in March, reported Tuesday to a federal prison complex in Forrest City, Arkansas, according to CNN affiliate WSB-TV.
Rap star T.I. threw himself a going-away party Sunday night, less than two days before he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence on federal weapons charges.
The murder of rapper Dolla reverberated throughout the music industry on Tuesday as police sought a motive for the brazen killing.
Nick Cannon isn't the first to take issue with the rapper. Vote for your favorite face-off - including one with a puppet
POLL: It's a battle of words - song lyrics versus blog posts - whose side are you on?
When approached by Madame Tussauds, the rapper told the museum, "Fa shizzle!"
Hip hop is one U.S. commodity that has made it past the trade embargo to Cuba.
There is an old saying: Out of sight, out of mind.
Rap star T.I. was sentenced in Atlanta federal court Friday to one year and one day in prison and ordered to pay a $100,300 fine on weapons charges related to purchasing machine guns and silencers.
The music star was arrested in 2007 attempting to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers
Rapper Kanye West and his business manager face vandalism, battery and grand theft charges in connection with a scuffle with photographers at Los Angeles International Airport last September.
Most fans picturing rapper 50 Cent operating a joystick would probably envision the hip-hop star blasting away opponents in his latest video game release, "Blood on the Sand."
Gold teeth, luxury cars and diamond chains heavy enough to slump a bodybuilder's shoulders have been ubiquitous symbols in hip-hop music for years, if not decades.
The rapper is "very thankful" for dismissal of the suit filed by his former girlfriend
PEOPLE has all the details of the celebrity-filled soirees before, during and after Sunday's awards telecast
It was the music of rebellion and youth. Artists traded witty improvisations onstage chronicling the pain and the promise of being black in America, inspiring inner-city and rural Southern audiences alike in nightclubs and on street corners.
Twelve years after the murder that inspired the film Notorious, the rapper's mother still hopes for justice
The rapper Common wants to take hip-hop in a new direction, he says, and he has an unsuspecting ally -- President-elect Barack Obama.
Common's "Universal Mind Control" is set to hit store shelves Tuesday, but the rapper has a lot more than an eighth album release on his horizon.
The Jonas Brothers, Kanye West and John Mayer are also recognized during the primetime nominations special
Louisiana rapper Lil Wayne garnered the most Grammy nominations, receiving eight, and British alternative rock band Coldplay grabbed seven as the Recording Academy announced this year's nominees.
The tortured white rapper finally sets the record straight
This is the second child for the 26-year-old music star
The rapper announces at the BET Hip-Hop Awards that his son is "about to be born any day now"
In a new book, the rapper says he "never felt so much pain" after a close friend died
The date was October 13, 2007. In four hours, T.I. was scheduled to appear at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was nominated for nine trophies.
The hip hop impresario, who recently had surgery to repair his right rotator cuff, takes on the legendary crooner in a new ad
"Her stuff is all about making people party," he says, raving about the upcoming release
Police arrested rapper-producer Kanye West on Thursday morning at Los Angeles International Airport on felony vandalism charges after an altercation with two paparazzi, airport police said.
Plus: Rihanna will duet with T.I., Pete Wentz will co-host and Katy Perry will cover Madonna at the awards show Sunday
"He was one of the nicest, most down-to-earth guys I have ever met," a former classmate tells PEOPLE
The hip-hop producer "is mourning the loss of his son," Andre Young Jr., says his rep
The immigration department said it was conducting a character assessment of Snoop Dogg, including his criminal history, as Australia considers whether to grant the rapper a visa
Dr. Dre's 20-year-old son has died, the rapper's publicist said Tuesday
The 21-year-old rapper says eight albums is his limit
The rapper, who recently collaborated with Carey, encourages young people to vote
When Nas said he didn't name his album "Nigger" because there might be problems getting it into stores, it was no surprise. But when he said pressure from black leaders played a role, it seemed out of character.
Death Row Records, the hip-hop label that released seminal gangster rap albums by Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, has been auctioned for $24 million
Famous rappers often gripe about how would-be Snoop Doggs always try to give them demo-tapes. Ah, the bitter wages of hip-hop stardom.
The rapper gets props from his a one-time critic after his performance in England
As younger music fans look in other directions and some hard-liners question the addition of rap headliners, a live-music tradition in England faces an identity crisis
West emerges as the show's It Boy, plus Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys and Halle Berry are honored
His defamation suit seeks to prevent former girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins from claiming he "tried to kill" her
The rapper dedicates his "My Medicine" video to "real American gangster" Johnny Cash
Lil Wayne now has official numbers to back up his bragging -- the rapper's new CD has sold a spectacular 1 million copies its first week
The Detroit rapper poses as a "diehard" fan named Jason during a radio show
"I'm very excited to finally share it with my fans," he tells PEOPLE
"I fell in love with hip-hop again" thanks to West's show
"God has blessed us with another miracle," the hip-hop star says of baby Major Harris
Rapper DMX was arrested Friday on drug and animal cruelty charges after attempting to barricade himself inside his Arizona home, sheriff's deputies said.
The newlyweds share the stage in New York City
"He's gonna look real good when you see him return," 50 Cent says
As half of the famed hip-hop duo OutKast, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton is known for his bass-booming, chart-topping smash hits. His recording studio in Atlanta is lined with plush velvet, stocked with Courvoisier and has a swing hanging from the ceiling -- a place to settle in and do his work.
"Congratulations!" says Blige, but co-headliner Jay-Z remains mum about a wedding
The rapper whoops it up with marriage plans and a $150 million deal in the works
In court papers, Shaniqua Tomkins claims that he promised her a $2.4 million home
The rapper's deal with Live Nation certainly makes sense for him. But for concert ticket buyers it can only mean one thing
Athletes who take performance-improving drugs make all the headlines. But the culture of personal physical enhancement has pushed the use of steroids and HGH everywhere -- from Hollywood to the music industry to your next-door neighbor who doesn't want to grow old. Don't blame only the jocks.
Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Wyclef Jean, Timbaland and Tyler Perry are among the names that have surfaced on a long list of people in a current New York investigation of those who may have obtained steroids or human growth hormones, the Albany Times Union reports.
Rapper T.I. (real name Clifford Harris) and his on again, off again girlfriend Tameka "Tiny" Cottle of the '90s R&B group Xscape, are expecting another child together, the musician's rep confirms.
He's been "big pimpin" as president of Def Jam Records since 2005, but Jay-Z is stepping down at the end of the year.
Rapper Bow Wow has admitted his hospitalization last week was not due to "exhaustion and stress," as his rep had claimed, but, in fact, because of blood loss that followed an angry pre-concert outburst in which he severely cut his hand.
After enduring hard times in their personal lives of late, Amy Winehouse and Kanye West enjoyed a measure of good news Thursday, as they earned a total of 14 Grammy nominations between them.
Kanye West earned eight nominations Thursday, including album of the year and rap album of the year for his "Graduation," leading the competition for the 50th annual Grammy Awards.
Young Arabs are turning to hip-hop to express their feelings about conflicts in the Middle East
Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Wyclef Jean and Norah Jones join CNN for a live global telecast honoring ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
Diddy celebrated his 38th birthday in style this past weekend, chartering a plane on Friday for himself and 100 of his closest friends and heading to his private home on Miami's Star Island for a big party on Saturday night.
Kanye West's family issued a statement Monday after the death of the singer's mother, Donda West, of possible surgical complications:
Donda West, mother of hip-hop mogul Kanye West, may have died because of complications from surgery, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said Monday.
To understand how close Kanye West and his mother, Donda, were, one only needs to listen to his music.
Donda West, the mother and onetime manager of rapper Kanye West, died Saturday in Los Angeles.
Jay-Z dedicated his sold-out Sunday night concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York to rapper Kanye West's mother, who died over the weekend. Near the end of his nearly two-hour set, the rapper asked for a moment of silence to pay respect to Donda West.
Forget the East Coast-West Coast rap rivalries of the past. The latest celebrity feud has a former boybander and a top rap star dishing out threats.
After his weekend arrest on gun charges, rapper T.I. will remain in custody until a bond hearing Friday, a federal magistrate said Monday.
Rapper T.I., a multiple nominee and scheduled performer at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, was arrested just hours before show time on charges of illegally buying machine guns.
Rapper T.I. was arrested on federal gun charges just hours before he was scheduled to perform at the BET Hip Hop Awards, according to federal authorities.
Be it rock, rap, country, hip-hop, pop, music is the soundtrack to sports every bit as much as boos, cheers, the crack of the bat, or the toot of the ref's whistle. It's standard on game broadcasts. It blares from stadium speakers. A batter or closer who appears unaccompanied (Metallica's Enter Sandman, anyone?) by music is an odd duck indeed.
Snoop Dogg is ready to "make music, not court appearances," his lawyer said Thursday, after the rapper pleaded guilty to felony possession of a deadly weapon in an Orange County, Calif., court.
Kanye West is not an artist who is known for his modesty.
Foxy Brown's newest creation will be an album - not a baby - the rapper's manager said Wednesday.
50 Cent is singing the praises of Britney Spears and saying Kayne West's outburst about the pop star opening the Video Music Awards Sunday was unwarranted.
What does a girl do before opening the MTV Video Music Awards? Club hop and party until 3 a.m., of course.
They've come for Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, but early celeb arrivals mean one thing: Las Vegas's party scene is exploding with stars.
Rapper Foxy Brown has been sentenced to one year in jail after she was found guilty of violating her probation, TMZ.com reports.
Kanye West considers a certain "SexyBack" singer his biggest rival.
Vibe magazine has dubbed him "B-Rock." He's getting shout-outs in some of the most popular hip-hop singles of the summer. He's even had a high-profile meeting with Ludacris.
A fight broke out Sunday between the entourages of rap stars Ludacris and T.I. in Hollywood.
Kate Walsh has plenty of reasons to celebrate this week.
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