Hip-Hop News

Taylor Swift is one of the stars of the upcoming movie The Giver , based on the popular young adult novel, but she's not on the soundtrack.

Elle Varner is hard at work on recording her sophomore album Four Letter Word , the follow-up to her debut, Perfectly Imperfect .

A$AP Rocky is in hot water for allegedly slapping a female concert-goer at last year's Made In America Festival in Philadelphia.

Kanye West , the most vociferous armchair philosopher of modern time, has given yet another head-scratching interview to a print publication - this time, GQ .

The Starships hitmaker voices a new character called Sugilite in the Cartoon Network show, about a group of intergalactic warriors who use the power of special gem stones to protect the world from evil threats.

Musician Nate Hammond gets his beat on with headphones as he trains for a half-marathon at Washington Park.

Outfits from 2012 "Met Gala" and 2011 "Run the World " are shown in a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

Beyonce has teased fans of the worldwide best-selling erotic book series Fifty Shades of Grey - and we wonder what Christian Grey would do about it.

If we can't have an 'N SYNC reunion concert or album, at least we can have an 'N SYNC reunion at a bowling alley.

Attention pop stars: If "Weird Al" Yankovic shows up at your concert or has tracked down your personal email address, you're likely his next parody conquest.

The rapper turned fashion icon is gracing the cover of GQ Magazine's August issue and inside he opens up about his wedding, his music and his style choices.

Alabama-born gospel-reared rocker Lee Bains spends a lot of time thinking about Southern identity on the excellently titled "Dereconstructed."

Charli XCX is riding high on the success of her appearance on Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" and her own "Boom Clap."

EL was able to prove why he is one of the best rappers in Africa at his 'Best Africa Rapper' concert on Saturday at the Alliance Francaise centre.

MLive.com reports Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., will showcase equipment donated by Yancey's family.

As hip-hop morphed and evolved through the 1980's and into the 90's, a trio called Digable Planets was one of a handful to marry jazz with rap.

Farrah Franklin, second from left, and members of Destiny's Child at the 2000 Grammys.

A plush office, a hand tightening its grip on a rail. A hotel room being unlocked by what appears to be the same immaculately suited man.

It's true that Ciara is balancing being a mom to her month-old son with recording her next album, but she has not officially titled her upcoming set just yet.

A 'ST HELENS ALBUM' featuring collaborations between one of the town's top bands and other local musicians is one of the projects that will be brought to life under the ambitious Heart of Glass arts scheme.