In “Straight Loops, Light & Soul,” a project evoking Roy DeCarava’s Harlem jazz pictures and the music of J Dilla, Williams ...

He was a magazine ad salesman when he and a colleague, Robert Ford, teamed with Kurtis Blow and helped break rap music into ...

Moore was a key figure in the then-burgeoning rap genre, writing and producing hits like "The Breaks" and "Christmas Rappin'" ...

The rap poet and veteran producer hit a relaxed, spiritual peak on their long-awaited collaborative album From the Private ...

Sony's RCA Records partners with Iris Chengdu to release five albums from Chinese hip-hop artists including Vinida Weng and ...

Hear an interview with rapper Sirius Blvck and hip-hop producer Scott Matelic. The duo issued their debut collaborative album ...

Hip-hop has been shaped by many influential figures, but few have had the lasting impact of Large Professor. Born William Paul Mitchell on March 21, 1972, the legendary rapper, producer, and DJ helped ...

The 41-year-old singer and producer was once one of India's biggest music stars, a figure who "moved the cultural gravity of ...

Sony Music Entertainment label RCA Records Greater China has struck a partnership with Iris Chengdu, the independent label and music collective founded by Chengdu-based producer Andre Grant (aka ...

A new musical blending contemporary hip-hop music and Catholic liturgy debuted ... consists of 24 songs in the order of a Mass. The production includes choreography, liturgical dance and even ...