New Dawn has arrived. The debut solo album from Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen is out today, setting multiple Guinness World Records in the process. At 100 years and 265 days old, Allen is now ...

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper.

A new documentary on Afrobeats, Nigerian Yoruba music, and politics will look at a century of fuji, juju, apala, sakara, highlife and more ...

From reciting rap lyrics to revolutionizing hip-hop studies Dr Joycelyn Wilson proves hip-hop’s power in academia and digital media.

Yao was an 8-time All-Star in his eight seasons in the NBA, thanks in part to his legions of fans in China that vaulted him to the top of fan voting each year, but was also a 5-time All-NBA center, as ...

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. For this week’s column, ...

The writer is remembered, above all, for her ruthlessness. But when I went looking for it, I found something much more ...

The Compton rapper fashioned the Super Bowl halftime show as his victory lap, taking the culture to new heights and his ...

Get more information about the artists and entertainers who will be appearing at NBA All-Star 2025 in the Bay Area.

Kendrick Lamar’s electrifying Super Bowl halftime show was seen as a victory lap for many following his rap feud with Drake. The set built up to his Grammy-winning diss track 'Not Like Us,' despite ...

At a time when every news alert seems to deliver a seismic jolt about the world, these ads mostly touch on safe subjects we ...

Doechii gave a speech for the ages when she won the Grammy Award for best rap album for “Alligator Bites Never Heal.” Clearly ...