Black publications in the ’90s didn’t just showcase Black talent; they did it with a style and substance that was blunt, bold and unapologetically real. Magazines like VIBE, The Source, Essence and ...

50 Cent and Jim Jones take shots at each other with interview insults and court paperwork as their beef reheats online.

Vybz Kartel opens up about his his time in prison, how dancehall can evolve, and a potential collaboration with Cardi B in a ...

Speaking with Billboard ‘s Kyle Denis for a cover story chronicling the days leading up to his blockbuster Freedom Street concert in Kingston, Jamaica, dancehall legend Vybz Kartel gave Cardi B her ...

on a quest to construct and record a rap album in a single night, despite being woefully unprepared and without any discernible vision or musical abilities to speak of. What they lack in talent ...

The week's most popular albums on independent labels, as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums and streaming (audio ...