When you think about a geographic region that has inspired everyone from Carly Simon and Elvis Costello to Will Smith, Raekwon, and Rancid, the Capital Region probably doesn’t come to mind. And yet, ...

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“Not Like Us” was a smash hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and snagging several Grammy nominations. It was ...

He entered the hip-hop realm with his debut album, "Food & Liquor," in 2006. Fiasco became known for his storytelling, lyricism, and socially conscious music. He later won a Grammy Award for hits ...

2022 was always going to ... in the spring of 2002, with hits like “Rockstar,” which served as an anthem for fans of a more alternative hip-hop sound. Meanwhile, clubs were rocking to cuts ...

GloRilla, Latto and Doechii all delivered landmark rap albums. Not just because they had the best bars, but because each ...

The commercial peak of Bad Bunny’s career so far has been the 2022 album “Un Verano Sin Ti,” his most musically ambitious and diverse release. “Tití Me Preguntó” shows him dabbling in Dominican dembow ...

Adidas parted ways with Ye in October of 2022 following a 10-year partnership after the rapper began spewing anti-Semitic ...

For Latin music, 2024 was yet another year of significant expansion — both on the commercial front, and in the stylistic ...

The rapper was sued by his ex Cassie in November 2023; it was settled 24 hours later. Here's what has happened since.

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