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R&B singer-songwriter Arin Ray evolved from his bright-eyed, teenage X Factor ambitions to raspy melodies of manhood on his debut album, Platinum Fire, out now. Alongside rapper DRAM, streams mounted...

Veteran music journalist and hip-hop curator Sacha Jenkins grew among the culture and has vibrantly narrated its poetics for three decades. As an author, producer, magazine founder, and filmmaker,...

Kendrick Lamar's transcendent lyricism has him holding the torch as the leader of the new generation in hip-hop. The TDE rapper's certified double-platinum fourth album DAMN. postured itself at No. 1 on...

The ever-so-complicated Recording Academy’s Best New Artist Grammy category possesses the craftiest of parameters within any given category. As the digital age continues to unlock countless doors for...

VH1 is celebrating this year’s holiday season with an upcoming one-hour special, ‘Remy& Papoose: A Merry Mackie Holiday.’ The leading New York emcees are taking a break from ‘Love &...

Like him or not, Eminem is beyond blessed with the gift of gab. Whether using his voice seemingly as a voice for chaos or speaking out for the greater good, the MC's lyrics have been placed under a...

On an eerily balmy Friday night (Oct. 6), a mile-long line stretched within New York's Central Park for Mr. Solo Dolo’s one-man show. Kid Cudi’s Wicked Awesome Records cult thronged through the concert...

Puerto Rican survivors are in dire need of assistance after facing the wrath of two historic tropical storms, Irma and Maria. In the wake of Hurricane Irma's massive destruction, much of the Caribbean...

Golden strobes flashed through the pitch black Park Theater as the words “Ricky Martin” began gleaming from above. Soon, the Latin pop sensation dropped down on floating platform with a spirit engorged in...

Unlike the barely-there showgirls and past-their-prime pop stars preceding her, this Las Vegas headliner sashays through unparalleled choreography, extravagant wardrobe changes, bilingual poetics, and...