They're all highly respected in the world of old-school rap. And they all hit the Top 40 just once in their careers.

Michael "5000" Watts, a founder and CEO of the Houston rap collective Swishahouse, died Jan. 30, his family confirmed.

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 ...

From Weezer's raw emotion to the Spice Girls's pop revolution, revisit 10 iconic albums that made 1996 a landmark year in music. 30 years on, they still define the era.

Usually Manolo's mixtapes live on Youtube, but this one went straight to the 'gram and we're not mad at it. Titled "1996 USC ...

The Four Square mixtape features a rare roster of rappers that includes Del the Funky Homosapien, Passwurdz, Ozer, Tia Nomore ...

The rap producer and Trek/alt-rock veteran chat with Billboard about giving the series a “fresher” musical perspective.

As rap stops appearing in global charts, fans wonder if rap is on the decline in it's prominence in the current culture.

John Forté, a Grammy-nominated rapper who rose to fame in the 1990s, has died. He was 50. Forté was found dead on Monday in his home in Chilmark, Massachusetts, per USA Today. The outlet reported that ...

Mystikal is to remain in jail until his trial date. The Louisiana rapper, who was born as Michael Lawrence Tyler, is forced to wait for trial following a number of serious charges that stem from a run ...