Rapper 6ix9ine, also known as Daniel Hernandez, has announced his retirement from the music industry, declaring it "washed up." He revealed this decision during a livestream with Adin Ross, stating his intention to focus entirely on streaming.

Welcome to the cloud-rap revival. “Cloud rap” is a pretty amorphous term, but these songs have the same basic ingredients. The production is hazy, smothered in synths. The rappers sound distant, like they’re murmuring several rooms away from the mic.

Hip-hop has been super volatile over the last couple of years. Given all the questions swirling around the genre during its 50th decade-who are the new stars? Where are the hit records? Is hip-hop on its last legs? What will AI do to a style that has ...

Between massive tours from rap stars like Kendrick Lamar to the exciting rise of Dallas’ own BigXThaPlug, last year was a standout moment for hip-hop and R&B music in North Texas. This year hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down, either.

Multi-platinum rapper Toosii started recording music around 16 years old, and has since made a name for himself with his signature sound blending hip-hop and melodic rap with R&B lyrics and viral songs on TikTok. But despite his mainstream success, the ...

Regian “The Immortal” Eersel is a master of rhythm. Inside the ring, the reigning ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Champion orchestrates violence with a terrifying cadence, breaking down opponents with surgical precision and an unbreakable will.

Double-platinum rapper Toosii has committed to the Syracuse University football team. The 25-year-old, whose real name is Nau’Jour Grainger, announced Monday that he is putting his music career on pause to return to his hometown of Syracuse, New York, to ...

The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home. “We did it, America! Yeah, we did it! Freedom of ...

Piers Morgan tore into Kanye West amid calls to cancel the controversial rapper's performance at Wireless Festival this summer.