2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (473+ words) HOT 97 Interest around Jay-Z has taken on a steady, almost layered momentum this year. This energy is driven by a mix of live performance moments and the quiet weight of anniversary dates. For example, a freestyle at the Roots Picnic…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (297+ words) HOT 97 Tributes for Tay Keith continued to circulate across the hip-hop community after news of his death. Sexyy Red was among those sharing public messages of remembrance. What began as a wave of condolences quickly widened online. Unverified claims about…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago  (265+ words) HOT 97 The questions surrounding Drakeo The Ruler's death have never fully disappeared. Nearly four years after the Los Angeles rapper was killed backstage at the Once Upon A Time In LA festival, debate around the case continues to surface. It…...

6+ hour ago  (366+ words) HOT 97 As T. I. moves closer to the release of Kill The King, another matter remains unresolved: a legal dispute that has followed him through several years of court proceedings. Reports indicate that the Atlanta rapper is asking a federal judge in…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (389+ words) Hip-Hop mogul 50 Cent's expansion into Shreveport, Louisiana, continues with the beginning development of his "G-Dome" this week. Community leaders, local business owners and residents gathered downtown Shreveport for the ceremonial "Move The Dirt" groundbreaking, signaling the official launch of construction…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (270+ words) The New York Liberty's Juneteenth Unity Night fuses world-class women's basketball and a celebration of Black culture. The Liberty will be facing the Washington Mystics. "Juneteenth Unity Night (June 19) stands as a powerful testament to Liberty's enduring commitment to social…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (329+ words) Former first lady Michelle Obama used the opening of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday to celebrate her husband's legacy while delivering a broader message about leadership, public service and civic responsibility. Standing before a crowd that included former presidents,…...

11+ hour, 38+ min ago  (346+ words) Country star Jelly Roll is setting the record straight about his split from Bunnie XO. The singer, born Jason De Ford, addressed the breakup publicly for the first time during a recent concert in Saratoga Springs, N. Y. , where he pushed back…...

17+ hour, 5+ min ago  (340+ words) Waka Flocka Flame is fueling conversation across hip-hop after floating the idea of a potential collaboration between Wale and Kendrick Lamar, a pairing many fans say would be both lyrically heavy and commercially explosive. The Atlanta rapper made his case…...

18+ hour, 12+ min ago  (391+ words) More than 2 million people packed Lower Manhattan on Thursday to celebrate the New York Knicks" first NBA championship in 53 years, transforming the city"s historic Canyon of Heroes into a sea of blue and orange. The ticker-tape parade, which stretched…...