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Young Thug’s Probation in Jeopardy After Social Media Post

Atlanta prosecutors filed a motion on Wednesday to revoke the probation of the rapper Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, citing a post on...

Jensen McRae and 10 More Artists to Watch

Every week, our critics spotlight notable new songs on the Playlist. Here’s more about 11 artists behind them, selected by the pop music...

Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84

Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist who in the 1970s helped pioneer a new, funkier strain of jazz, becoming a touchstone for many artists who...

Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer Turned Neo-Soul Singer, Dies at 63

Angie Stone, a hip-hop pioneer in the late 1970s with the Sequence, one of the first all-female rap groups, who later switched gears...

RZA Talks About Wu-Tang Clan’s Final Chamber Tour

Few groups have had more impact on the shape and evolution of hip-hop than Wu-Tang Clan, the Staten Island supergroup that helped define...

Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dies at 78

Voletta Wallace, the mother of the Brooklyn rapper the Notorious B.I.G., whose stewardship of her son’s career, and of his legacy after he...

Drake’s New Valentine’s Day Album Pivots From Kendrick Lamar Beef

Following a Grammy Awards and a Super Bowl halftime show in which he featured heavily in absentia — at least as a punchline...

Irv Gotti, Famed Hip-Hop Music Executive, Dies

Irv Gotti, a music executive who co-founded Murder Inc. Records and built a hip-hop empire that produced some of the biggest rap and...

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US’ AAFA welcomes brief tariff relief, urge lasting reform

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has voiced strong concern following President Trump's announcement today of a...

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