Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj were among the big winners at the 2011 American Music Awards.
The rapper hung out with Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Diddy while in N.Y.C.
Sylvia Robinson, a singer-songwriter who went on to become a pioneer in the hip-hop music business, introducing the seminal "Rapper's Delight," died Thursday in New Jersey of congestive heart failure. She was 76.
Rapper T.I. walked out of a federal prison Thursday to return to an Atlanta halfway house where he will spend the last 14 days of an 11-month prison sentence for a parole violation, his lawyer said Thursday.
Jay-Z's sixth album, "The Blueprint," hit record stores on the fateful morning of September 11, 2001.
T.I., who walked out of a federal prison in Arkansas Wednesday and joyously tweeted "The storm is over & da sun back out," woke up back in a prison Friday morning.
Rapper T.I. walked out of a federal prison in Arkansas Wednesday morning, 10 months after he began serving a sentence for violating his parole on a gun conviction, a prison official confirmed.
Hip-hop artist Antwan "Big Boi" Patton faces several drug charges after Miami police arrested him Sunday, according to booking information posted on the Miami-Dade jail website.
But the rapper denies digging deep to purchase and customize a private jet
When legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest broke up in 1998, founding member Ali Shaheed Muhammad says, he felt relieved.
A mix up between a computer tablet and a teleprompter during Sunday's BET Awards created an awkward moment that reminded viewers of Chris Brown's domestic violence conviction on a night that otherwise was Brown's triumph.
Vanilla Ice offers real estate advice
Dexter Isaac says he was one of the men who wounded the rapper, setting a bitter feud in motion
New York police said Thursday that they will talk to an inmate who admitted to being part of the 1994 robbery and shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Rap artist Tramar Lacell Dillard was arrested on charges of DUI and driving with a suspended license, police say.
Rapper Flo Rida is out of jail after being arrested Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving.
The 1997 murder of Christopher Wallace, the rapper also known as The Notorious B.I.G. and Biggie Smalls, remains an unsolved crime despite Los Angeles police and FBI investigations that lasted for years.
Che "Rhymefest" Smith considers himself a "raptivist," a name he gave himself years before he took on his latest mission.
Reprinted from EMPIRE STATE OF MIND: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office by Zack O'Malley Greenburg with permission from Portfolio a member of The Penguin Group USA (Inc). Copyright (c) Zack O'Malley Greenburg 2011.
"RIP Nate Dogg…West Coast LEGEND!" Kardashian Tweeted, shortly after the news broke of the hip-hop star's death
People.com: Nate Dogg Dead at 41updated: Wed Mar 16 2011 15:49:00
Fellow hip-hop artists pay tribute to Nathaniel D. Hale, who had suffered several strokes in recent years
It all started with a New Year's Eve party.
A-list celebs are coming clean about their paid private performances for Gadhafi's family. CNN's Kareen Wynter reports.
Travis Barker has a full agenda for 2011, beginning with his debut solo album (out on March 15) and a tour with Lil Wayne, plus plans to finish the long-delayed Blink-182 reunion album for release later this year.
They once risked arrest -- now Tunisia's rappers are hailed as heroes and revered as a voice for the country's youth.
Tunisia's rappers have long made a point of speaking their minds, their lyrics often bringing them into conflict with the old regime. But more than simply upsetting the status quo, according to one of the country's leading rappers their music was the "fuel" for Tunisia's revolution.
This may be the new hip-hop career track: write a few hit tracks and then develop a line of headphones to help people bump to them at full volume.
A task force made up of local and federal law enforcement agencies is actively pursuing leads into the 1997 slaying of hip hop artist Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G., according to two sources familiar with the investigation.
CNN's Ted Rowlands reports on the unsolved murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace.
The Canadian rapper was humbled by Jay-Z's performance and would love to collaborate with Sade in the future
In his latest run-in with the law, rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested at a suburban Los Angeles outdoor shopping mall for failing to appear in court on a traffic violation.
Riding the strength of his "Recovery" album, rapper Eminem nabbed 10 Grammy nominations when nominations for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night.
A Michael Jackson duet with Akon recorded in 2007 will be released Monday morning as the first official single from the late pop star's next album, Epic Records announced Friday.
Rapper Lil Wayne walked out of New York's Rikers Island jail Thursday and was set to fly to Miami for a welcome home party thrown by his record label, his publicist said.
Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Cortez Bryant talk about Lil Wayne's stint in prison.
Inside the Middle East talks to Yemeni rapper AJ about censorship in Yemen.
Spend some time in Yemen's capital and you start hearing a similar refrain. It's unavoidable -- everywhere you turn a chorus of voices bemoaning the issues and difficulties at hand. After all, Yemen is a country full of worsening conflict, deepening poverty, increasing terror, and a growing water crisis.
"I told him it's not that bad and that I was there for him," the rapper tells PEOPLE
Who wouldn't want to be Justin Bieber?
The British singer loves Twilight and isn't anticipating a run-in with Kanye West at Sunday's VMAs
Lil Wayne's protégé is a tough chick from Queens, but she has a soft spot for The Hills
Three years ago, Nicki Minaj was getting fired from jobs more often than she was paying her rent on time.
Rapper Nicki Minaj takes CNN behind the scenes of the Teen Choice Awards red carpet, and talks about her new album.
Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean said Sunday he will contest a pronouncement from Haitian election officials ruling him ineligible to run for president of Haiti.
Wyclef Jean says he was not given a specific reason as to why he was ruled inelgible to run for president of Haiti.
Haitian election officials have rejected hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean's bid to run for president of the Caribbean nation.
Big Boi talks about his new album "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty," and why it doesn't include Andre 3000.
Sixteen years ago, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton and his partner-in-rhyme, Andre "3000" Benjamin, single-handedly put Southern hip-hop on the map as the rap group OutKast with the debut of their album, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik."
Rapper Lil' Wayne may avoid jail time on an Arizona drug charge, according to a plea deal that was announced Monday.
The lawyer for Marion "Suge" Knight insists the rap music mogul did not point a gun at a man Wednesday night in the Los Angeles area.
Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of pointing a gun at a man, authorities in California said.
Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of pointing a gun at a man, authorities in California said.
The Somali-born K'naan could be excused if he heeded hip-hop's code of violence.
"Dylanesque" Somali rapper K'naan talks about survival guilt, the World Cup and learning English through hip-hop.
All the details on the rapper's new unglamorous digs at Riker's Island in N.Y.C.
Lil' Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in prison.
A judge grants a request by rapper Lil Wayne to adjourn his jail sentence so he can take care of a dental issue.
A Manhattan judge granted a request Tuesday by the rapper known as Lil Wayne to adjourn his jail sentence so some dental work can be done.
The couple smooch at midnight as the jubilant crowd roars its approval
Jay Sean has a No. 1 hit with "Down." He talks with CNN's Shanon Cook about the fame game.
Jay Sean's hit "Down" is prompting people to boogie in unexpected places.
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.
Pitbull talks about his Cuban roots and shares why he won't play a show there until Castro's gone. Denise Quan explains.
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.
The Roots say their new gig on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" affords them a chance to hone their musical chops.
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.
Rapper Common says he thinks President Obama is inspiring hip-hop to shift toward being more hopeful.
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.
HLN's A.J. Hammer has the details on the MTV VMAs and a controversial disruption from rapper Kanye West.
The much-anticipated music video premieres with the three hitmakers at war
CNN's Jill Dougherty looks at how the U.S. State Department is using hip hop's global appeal as a diplomatic tool.
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!"
Rapper Flo Rida shares his personal phone number so fans can call him. He talks to CNN's Shanon Cook about his new album.
Hip hop is one U.S. commodity that has made it past the trade embargo to Cuba.
Rapper T.I., aka Clifford Harris, says he hopes that others will learn from his mistakes.
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
Atlanta music group Jaspects brings jazz to a young audience in a new form blended with hip-hop.
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.
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