Nas

A documentary about the comedian and original "Saturday Night Live" member Gilda Radner will kick off the 17th Tribeca Film Festival. The New York festival announced the opening-night selection of "Love, Gilda" on Tuesday. The film, directed by...

Remember when the cast of the TV series "Glee" earned a Grammy nomination for their version of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" at the 2011 Grammys, pitting them against Sade, Maroon 5 and Paramore? It's fair that you don't recall that moment — but...

Music executive Lyor Cohen says hip-hop should dominate the top categories at the upcoming Grammys. Cohen spoke with The Associated Press on Thursday about the Recording Academy giving rap a "deserving" chance. Both Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar are...

Those of us on the edge of our seats in anticipation of Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" film might soon just fall off. The studio announced Thursday morning that rapper Kendrick Lamar and record label chief Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith will curate and...

Three women have told the New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them, the latest in a cascade of serious allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men in entertainment, media, politics and elsewhere. Simmons vehemently denied...

The top 10 songs of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu. 1. SZA, "The Weekend": Firstly, it samples Justin Timberlake's masterpiece, "Set the Mood (Prelude)/Until the End of Time." Secondly, SZA is singing vulnerable lyrics about...

HBO distanced itself from Russell Simmons and scrubbed his name from a stand-up comedy series he helped produce on the eve of its debut following a second sexual misconduct allegation. HBO said Thursday it will go ahead with Friday's airing of "All Def...

Buffalo, New York rappers Westside Gunn and his brother Conway, who together rap in the duo Hall N' Nash, make street music. The brothers were both signed to Eminem's Shady Records earlier this year. Steeped in early Nas and Wu-Tang Clan, Westside Gunn...

Mariah Carey's many collaborations with rap artists will be celebrated at the 2017 VH1 Hip Hop Honors. VH1 said Monday the singer will be honored at the Sept. 17 taping, dubbed "Hip Hop Honors: The 90's Game Changers," at Paramount Studios in Hollywood,...

Nas has been a restless voice in hip-hop since the early '90s. His debut record "Illmatic" came out in 1994 and it remains a defining statement of East Coast hip-hop. He had a line: "the rap game reminds me of the crack game." A little over 10 years...

Jay Z, whose wife Beyonce is expecting twins soon, was absent from the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame, where he was inducted by a charismatic longtime fan: former U.S. President Barack Obama. Obama, appearing in a taped video, told the audience Thursday...

Jeezy is one of the pioneers of trap music. Venerate him or blame him, depending on how you feel about the hip-hop subgenre. Born in South Carolina, Jeezy grew up in Atlanta, and he's been connected with rappers like Gucci Mane and T.I., fellow titans...

Philipp Plein, reveling in his disruptor status and usually a mainstay in Milan, didn't disappoint. Social media viral sensation Jeremy Meeks, the "hot felon," was on his runway alongside rappers, an army of people dressed as Statues of Liberty, and Times...

Connecticut's own Chad Bromley, 37, better known by his stage name, Apathy, is one of the most consistent acts in hip-hop. Hailing from Willimantic in Windham County, Apathy also stands tall as Connecticut's underground king. Apathy has been on the scene...

French Montana raps a lot about weed and cocaine. And also about not worrying about anything. The rapper is often in the tabloids for a variety of reasons — beefs with other rappers, notable girlfriends, fashion choices, and for his fondness for exotic...

In a Sahara tent known for sensory overload and cut-loose fun, the Long Beach rapper Vince Staples delivered a bracing jolt of the reality behind Coachella's traditional escapism. "See this weight is on my shoulders, pray Jehovah lift me up / And my pain...

At the end of his emotionally charged performance at the 58th Grammy Awards, rapper Kendrick Lamar stood in front of a screen that projected an outline of Africa with his hometown, Compton, superimposed over the continent. He rapped of police brutality...