A professional pop culture junkie for more than 25 years, Jeff Giles regularly surfaces in a number of far-flung locations on the Web. LL Cool J Takes Back the Crown with ‘Mama Said Knock You ...

T.I. hyped Paper Trail with "Swagga Like Us," which also featured Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. West built the track off a sample from M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes," and he and T.I. rapped over it.

Remember about 14 years ago when Making The Band was a thing for pretty much every network attempting to draw in viewership? Well, one of those shows, BET's Blowin' Up Fatty Koo recently ...

On August 3, 1995, amid rising tensions between Sean “Diddy” Combs’ burgeoning Bad Boy empire and Suge Knight’s menacing collective of Death Row inmates, literal outcasts André “André ...

Gangsta anthems, a Caribbean classic, Destiny’s Child drama and an iconic Prince moment make this day in history. 2004 — B.G. Drops 'Life After Cash Money.' On his second record after leaving ...

He only lived 25 years, but Tupac Shakur's output was prolific, and his impact on hip-hop remains unmatched, over 20 years since his death in Sept. 1996. His lyrics reflected the highs and lows ...

Jay-Z and Beyonce have been an item for more than a dozen years now, but their creative partnership stretches back to 2003. Since then, the couple -- which married in 2008 -- has released 13 ...

With streaming and on-demand services making entertainment as accessible as ever, television is currently in the midst of a renaissance of sorts, as there seems to be a new binge-worthy series ...

Pioneers like The Sugarhill Gang, Cold Crush Brothers, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five may have set the template for collectives in rap, but it was Run-D.M.C. that truly ushered the ...