ESPN made the first pick of the 2012 NFL Draft back in January, when it enlisted multi-platinum rapper Nas to provide music for the network's coverage. The Queens, N.Y., native is reworking two of his new songs with Austin guitarist Gary Clark Jr., for prospect highlight packages and to be used coming in and out of commercials.
While his next official album ripens in the blazing South Florida sunshine, Rick Ross has delivered a delicious appetite-whetter.
Could Beastie Boys possibly give less of a (expletive) about trying to sound young?
The Lollapalooza festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary this summer with a three-day event at Chicago's Grant Park on August 5-7th with headliners Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse and My Morning Jacket.
On an unusually warm Chicago night, Khaled Ahmed sits on a stoop outside the towering John Hancock building in downtown, talking about his childhood.
It is a long journey from the Niger Delta to the concert halls of the United States, but it is one that Nneka is taking in her stride.
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.
When it comes to tough-to-watch subjects, the aftermath of more than a decade of civil war is one of them, but rapper Nas says he has started to pay attention.
The singer says she's already got a full plate with two stepkids, ages 11 and 10
Court ruling comes a day after the "Milkshake" singer gives birth to their son
Son Knight is "doing wonderful" after arriving Wednesday evening in New York
Kelis, the singer of the provocative "Milkshake" song who is seven months pregnant with rapper Nas's son, has filed for divorce from the musician, her rep tells PEOPLE.
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.
Atlanta music group Jaspects brings jazz to a young audience in a new form blended with hip-hop.
The 21-year-old rapper says eight albums is his limit
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.
The Heroes star reveals her diverse musical inspirations and some juicy tidbits about the third season of her show
The singer talks diamonds with Ryan Seacrest, but avoids pregnancy talk
In his dishy new memoir, Young, Rich, and Dangerous: The Making of A Music Mogul, Jermaine Dupri looks back on his successful producing career and the big names he worked with – to say nothing of the one singer who stole his heart: Janet Jackson.
John Mayer and the Dave Matthews Band are set to play a special concert at Virginia Tech on Sept. 6 to help the university and its students begin the new school year on a positive note following April's tragedy there.
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