Gratitude flowed at the 39th induction ceremony in Cleveland, where Mary J. Blige, Peter Frampton, Ozzy Osbourne and the bands Foreigner and Kool & the Gang were honored.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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A New Venue Celebrates the Sound of the Bronx
The Bronx Music Hall is the first new independent music venue in the borough in more than 50 years.
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Prosecutors Say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Can’t ‘Pay His Way Out of Detention’
In a new filing, the government said the music mogul, who has proposed a sizable bail package as part of his bid to be released, should remain incarcerated.
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Ka Made Rap on His Own Terms. Hear How in 7 Songs.
Remembering the hip-hop artist (and New York City firefighter), who died over the weekend at 52.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces 6 Lawsuits From Lawyer With a Hotline
The Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee filed suits in New York with new allegations of rape and sexual assault from 1995 to 2021. Mr. Combs denied the accusations.
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Ka, Lone Soldier of New York’s Underground Rap Scene, Dies at 52
The rapper, whose name was Kaseem Ryan, was known for self-producing 11 albums while also a maintaining a career with the New York Fire Department.
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How the Dance Scenes in ‘Once Again (for the Very First Time)’ Came to Life
Jeroboam Bozeman and Rennie Harris’s careers have wound through street and concert dance. The two shaped the movement in “Once Again (for the Very First Time).”
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Sex Trafficking Trial Is Set for May 5
The music mogul, wearing tan jail clothes at a court hearing, waved and smiled at six of his children and his mother in the gallery.
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‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Pharrell Williams’s Life, in Legos
The producer and musician gets the biographical documentary treatment — with an unexpected twist.
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Sean Combs Lawyers Accuse Government of Leaking Cassie Assault Video
The hip-hop mogul’s legal team said in a filing on Wednesday that it may ask for the widely published video to be barred from his trial.
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Kamala Harris Owns a Glock, an All-American Gun
In a “60 Minutes” interview this week, the vice president shared the kind of gun she owns. Its associations with law enforcement and pop culture make it a potent symbol.