The Courant’s arts picks for Feb. 16-22 include Boston-based hip-hop and blues acts, a benefit for trans rights, The Lox ...

A new documentary on Afrobeats, Nigerian Yoruba music, and politics will look at a century of fuji, juju, apala, sakara, highlife and more ...

Portland-based producer Kalaido (aka Phoenix Glendinning) is back with “Persimmons,” the second single from his upcoming ...

Kanye West’s latest album "Bully" draws inspiration from a parenting moment with his son Saint, who kicked another kid for being "weak." ...

Japanese boy band Psychic Fever say they hope to perform their hip-hop and R&B-infused tunes on a world tour as they prepare ...

The Dipset rapper has been in Tokyo, Japan, with Kanye in recent weeks, where the two former Roc-A-Fella artists have been working on music and fashion projects. In a video posted to Instagram on ...

Today’s selection features a few indie stalwarts returning with new albums ( Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, Japanese Breakfast ); two young hip-hop stars teaming up for a collaboration ( Central Cee and ...

Beyond the eroticism and nods to classic Japanese cinema, “Touch Me” also includes another unexpected delight: Several ’80s hip-hop-inspired dance numbers. Dance is an obsession of Brian’s ...

Nujabesu), was a Japanese record producer, audio engineer, DJ, composer and arranger best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip hop, soul, and jazz, as well as ...

ATLANTA — Fans, family, and friends gathered Sunday evening to honor Atlanta hip-hop icon DJ Unk at a heartfelt ... He was traveling to Japan and everything. He was going overseas," Eagle ...

Trending on Billboard The Clipse have a long history when it comes to Drake and his Young Money crew dating back to the mid-2000s when the feud began with Lil Wayne wearing Japanese streetwear ...

A hip-hop awards show and festival that could attract "hundreds of celebrity guests" and "thousands of tourists" is planned for August in Memphis, organizers said Wednesday. The "For Us By Us Hip ...