Hip-Hop

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has a woman and LL Cool J problem

From its lack of female artists and snub of the pioneering MC, the music institution has some explaining to do

Why hasn’t hip-hop had a real Las Vegas residency?

Pop is still top dawg in Sin City, but that could change soon

Fat Joe is not quite ready to retire

The New York rapper on his new album ‘Family Ties,’ Carmelo Anthony’s return to the NBA and the late Big Pun

Lil Wayne supports Damian Lillard — on the court and in the studio

‘I told you from the start, he talk about things that matter.’

Jay-Z turns 50: Music, money and the legacy of Marcy Houses

As the rapper and businessman celebrates a big birthday, an examination of his life’s work thus far

Lin-Manuel Miranda marries improv and hip-hop in ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’

It’s a show even C. Delores Tucker and Tipper Gore could love

Finally, Meek Mill confronts freedom as an artist and an activist

For the first time in his adult life, the rapper can look from the outside at the crippling criminal justice system

Wu-Tang is really forever

Through all the bickering, they will always be family

As the VMAs honor Missy Elliott, her triumphant return reminds us of who she is as an artist

From a pop-up museum to a new project to a Vanguard Award to the 18th anniversary of losing Aaliyah, this weekend is an emotional roller coaster