“There was no ‘before the music,’ ” says Compton-born, Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch when I ask him about his time prior to becoming an artist. “It was all music. It’s one of my greatest ...

The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch were the leading nominees for this year’s American Music Awards with eight nods apiece. The show was packed with star power. Along with nominees Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

A rapper boards a train in his hometown, looks across the aisle, and watches a tragedy unfold — then rewrites the ending. In "Save Me," Charlotte-born rapper DaBaby reenacts the fatal stabbing of ...

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