A fascinating thing about rap music: It may be the only form of music where personality and digital ephemera matter at least as much as music itself. Within rap music, hit songs make a difference, of ...

"I had to learn how to perform for a crowd who's looking at you like you ain't shit," says Kenny Mason. (Credit: Daniel Prakopcyk) When rapper/songwriter Kenny Mason released his debut single, “Hit,” ...

Police are searching for the gunman who shot and critically wounded a Bronx rapper who, along with a partner, attacked and tried to rob him while livestreaming the beatdown, which was captured on ...

(Reuters) - American rapper Jeezy edged past country veteran Kenny Chesney to take the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart on Monday with his new release "Trap or Die 3." According to figures ...