British rapper Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in a hit-and-run in London last year.

Welcome to your new ear worm, Spurs Nation, courtesy San Antonio rapper Allen Thomas. Thomas just dropped "Area 51," a new song dedicated to Spurs stars Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama. The Area ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

Kendrick Lamar is now the most decorated Grammy-winning rapper of all time, with his mantle holding a total of 27 awards. The “Humble” rapper blew past previous record-holder Jay-Z’s 24 wins, scooping ...

A wannabe rapper was busted for a long-unsolved acid attack that left a Long Island college student blind in one eye – after authorities used the hip-hop half-wit’s cringey song lyrics to track him ...

As Black History Month gets underway, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is asking us to listen deeply. "People of African descent — no matter where we are, wherever we've been — we've been in, ...

On Sunday, February 1, rapper Kendrick Lamar made history at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Lamar won Record of the Year, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance — a sweep that ...

Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, an unusually youthful elected official in Nepali politics dominated by seasoned legislators, has emerged as a favourite among young people to represent them in an ...

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” is the second installment in VH1’s Love & Hip Hop docu-soap franchise. According to a description of the series from FuboTV, “the show takes to Atlanta the tale of striving ...

It’s more like the Hall of Hard Feelings for the Demon. Gene Simmons is again sticking his tongue out at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for allowing hip-hop artists to snag a spot in rock’s most ...

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...