Blu is a West Coast rapper that has been active for over 20 years. While not having gained wide mainstream success, Blu is a staple of the underground rap scene, boasting collaborations with Madlib, J ...

While his rap peers may be chasing fame, fortune and relentless visibility, Kota’s been quietly utilizing what he’s got, building out a comfortable life for him and his family that’s ...

What became known as rapping would find life in the concurrent disco scene, entering the charts on arguably hip hop’s first single with The Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and Kurtis Blow‘s ‘The ...

The "Party Up (Up In Here)" rapper died at age 50 on April 9, 2021 Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...

Atlanta rapper Yak Gotti will be released from the Fulton County Jail this week nearly three years after his arrest in the Young Slime Life case. A jury found the rapper, whose real name is ...

The Chicago-based artist and rapper is using his platform as the Taft’s artist-in-residence to share the beauty in hip-hop and songwriting. Chicago is known for its robust art scene, but Cincinnati is ...

As part of the push for Based on a True Story, his first new album since 2005, the rapper-actor sat in on the Twitch livestream of the 21-year-old YouTuber PlaqueBoyMax. Though nominally part of a ...

As part of the push for Based on a True Story, his first new album since 2005, the rapper-actor sat in on the Twitch livestream of the 21-year-old YouTuber PlaqueBoyMax. Though nominally part of a ...