Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse meets ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) moved to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by Drake over Kendrick Lamar's song "Not Like Us," ...

Police in southern India said Saturday that they arrested two men in connection with allegations of gang rape of an Israeli ...

In the words of Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies and African and Latin American Studies Aaron Dial, Colgate University met “a real deal hip hop legend” on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 20 ...

With his debut album set for 2025, he’s creating work that showcases his southern rap and undeniable charisma. His music is a reflection of his journey— mixing real-life struggles, street ...

Master P, 54, is a native of Uptown New Orleans. “Today is history,” the Southern rap mainstay said via Michael Saponara of Billboard. “We’ve come a long way. Growing up in New Orleans ...

We chatted about Orlando rap history, jerk culture ... A Boogie Wit da Hoodie or J.I the Prince of N.Y, the piano-driven Southern sound has never really fully taken off here, especially in ...