Ball has tried to play overseas in the last few years but has had little success. His basketball career is likely over. He ...

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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, ...

When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

Tom Hardy embarrassed himself in front of Eminem when he met the rapper backstage and realised he was preparing to go ...

Two St. Louis rappers are gearing up for a head-to-head lyrical showdown after a viral cypher incites an underground rap beef.

Ringo Starr maintains his perpetual optimism in “Look Up,” the title track of his new, Nashville-centered album. Written by T Bone Burnett and Daniel Tashian, the song posits, “There’s a light that ...

You saw a lot of year-end lists as we said good riddance to 2024. “The Best…”, “The Top…” or “The Most…” among other ...

New Orleans slam poet, singer, rapper Tarriona “Tank” Ball is ready to bring her art, and her band, the Bangas, to Omaha next ...

With one of rock music’s most iconic power ballads, (I Just) Died In Your Arms, Cutting Crew topped the chart in several countries in 1986, including the US. As they prepare to celebrate their 40th ...

Rush may have opened up doors that no other prog band could, but they have had some strange detours that are a bit uncomfortable.

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the Englewood, ...