Hip-Hop News

A GIRL with learning difficulties lost her only friend when sweetnatured Beki Ali perished in a car fire with his mum.

Rapper Drake performs his first song of the night Sunday at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The sleazy singer's summer hit has sold well over 1million copies in the UK, reports the Official Official Charts Company , beating Daft Punk 's 'Get Lucky to the crown.

ASHEVILLE - High school and college-age students of any dance level are invited to a free hip-hop workshop, led by Joe Barron, a member of the national champion Bailey Mountain Cloggers, at Mars Hill University on Tuesday.

Jay Z easily led Grammy Award nominations announced on Friday night with nine, but left-of-centre rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Kendrick Lamar were among a group of new stars who took many of the major nominations.

Four people were shot early Saturday as a crowd left the Moodswing Niteclub at Prices Corner after a performance by hip-hop artist Meek Mill.

Kanye West's controversial "Yeezus" was snubbed in the best album category, a major oversight by Grammy voters.

Santa Claus is parking his sleigh and inviting families to join him on a festive train ride at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris.

Pressure ramped up ahead of next week's X Factor final - with the emotion getting the better of one of the show's youngest contestants.

It was meant to be a joyous night and it was for most, especially crooner Robin Thicke and hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis who had just received multiple Grammy nominations .

"If you listen to it, it's in a totally different key," Verdine White said following the CBS Grammy special in which he performed the song with Thicke.

Delaware State police are investigating an early morning shooting at a nightclub after a show by hip-hop artist Meek Mill that left four people with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is opening the door for the U.S. to sell missile defense and other weapons systems to a group of U.S.-friendly Gulf nations.

Miguel performs at the The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles Dec. 6, 2013.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were the early focus of "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!" with two nominations and one spirited performance.

Jay Z easily led Grammy Award nominations with nine, but left-of-center hip-hop stars Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were among a group of young performers who took many of the major nominations.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis kicked off the "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!" with one hit, then were among the first nominees announced with another.

We all listen to music differently. What we hear is shaded by our history, our knowledge, our equipment, our mood, our taste.

Kanye West shares with the Design Miami/ Basel audience parts of its unreleased new album Yeezus during a listening session at Design Miami/ Basel on June 12, 2013 in Basel, Switzerland.

In the ad for the Beats Pill portable music player, Kendrick performs a new song that's backed by Dre's production.