Rapper Luci4, born James Dear, died on Sunday, Feb. 22 at a private residence, according to a L.A. County Medical Examiner ...

On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular ...

Typically held in August at the open-air arena of the Fort de Saint-Père, near the coastal city of Saint-Malo in northwestern France, the Route du Rock festival has moved indoors for its winter ...

Gene Simmons is standing by his controversial remarks on rap music, clarifying his "I don't come from the ghetto" comment. He explained that while rock and hip-hop both have roots in Black music, his ...

The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't speak my language." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Gene Simmons says ...

This photo provided by Kelvin Worthey Jr. shows Christian rapper Childlike CiCi performing on Oct. 12, 2025. (Credit: Kelvin Worthey Jr./Kashvision Multimedia & Broadcasting LLC via AP.) Listen A new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nigerian singer-songwriters Ayra Starr (R) and Rema (L) are among the stars who have helped drive the global popularity of ...

Will the next global hits from Nigeria have a French accent? Perhaps. Nine French rap, pop and urban music composers recently joined forces with Afrobeats artists to produce 60 tracks for ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

France in the popular imagination of America serves as a kind of foil. It plays the snob to our average Joe, stands for frivolity in contrast to our more pragmatic approach, and comes off as our less ...

Hip-hop has been super volatile over the last couple of years. Given all the questions swirling around the genre during its 50th decade—who are the new stars? Where are the hit records? Is hip-hop on ...