A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers. By Alex Williams Gwendolyn Chisolm, a South Carolina grocery worker who, through a ...

Amanda Bynes has flipped the script on her career, trading in potential movie roles for melodies. The former actress, 40, dropped a new single called “Girlfriend” on Friday, April 10, a track that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chisolm died Monday in Atlanta following a brief illness, her sister told Billboard. “My sister gave a lot of herself to the music ...

Gwendolyn “Blondy” Chisolm, who co-founded the groundbreaking female hip-hop trio The Sequence with Cheryl “The Pearl” Cook and the late Angie Stone, has died. She was 66. Chisolm died Monday in ...

With Women’s History Month in full swing, the entertainment world continues to strive to be more inclusive of female artists in music, movies, and other entertainment. While the upcoming Academy ...

Anderson .Paak is a connoisseur of music, to say the least. The multi-talented, Grammy-winning rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, drummer, and more has cited everyone from Tupac Shakur to ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

Soe Heartlesz on the red carpet of the 2025 Iowa Music Awards, as shown in her music video for “Lay ‘Em Down.” — video still Quad Cities emcee Soe Heartlesz — “The Gorgeous Gangsta” and “Rap President ...

In 1999, when Dr. Dre released his album 2001, the world changed. Better yet, the world remembered just what a force Dre can be in music, from the beats he makes to the rap lyrics he puts down onto ...

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Every month, The FADER's Vivian Medithi showcases all the standout rap songs from the past 30-ish days in one unranked list. Recently, Lil Uzi Vert inked a new deal with Roc Nation Distribution and ...

From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...