Fatman Scoop has died at age 53. Fatman Scoop, who was widely known rapper for his 1999 hit “Be Faithful,” is being remembered as a legend in the rap community after his death. The rapper, born Isaac ...

In Iran, popular rapper Toomaj Salehi, whose fiery lyrics helped galvanize an anti-government movement among young people, has been sentenced to death. He was charged with "corruption on earth." In ...

Bob Vylan, a punk-rap duo, caused international outrage by chanting the message at the Glastonbury music festival this year.

A few weeks before the Grammy nominations, the internet was busy debating an important music topic: Is hip hop dead? The lack of any rap song in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 — for the first ...

Salehi's music denounced government corruption and suppression of dissent. LONDON -- An Iranian court sentenced outspoken rapper Toomaj Salehi to death after his arrest over songs that criticized the ...

The owners of the record shop, which is dedicated to house and dance music, said the threat was an outlier and not representative of how the Bridgeport neighborhood has welcomed them since opening in ...

Pac earns a surprise modern hit as “Hit ’Em Up” debuts on a Billboard chart, adding another posthumous milestone to the ...

Now, I know what you’re probably thinking: Death Grips? How could you possibly sleep to a high energy, experimental rap group like them? What is this list? Well, let me explain. About three years ago, ...

Toomaj Salehi, a dissident Iranian rapper, was sentenced to death earlier this week for releasing music critical of the government and in support of the 2022 protests in Iran. Salehi’s lawyer, Amir ...