Cypress Hill Smokes the Competition: August 13 Hip-Hop History Cypress Hill arrived, Aaliyah and Jodeci released major albums and Curtis Mayfield suffered a tragic injury on Aug. 13 in hip-hop ...

The music world was shocked on Oct. 18, 1974 when Al Green was doused with a boiling pot of grits by girlfriend Mary Woodson. Green was about to shower at his Memphis home when Woodson scalded him ...

14 “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)” feat. Vybz Kartel Music of the Sun, 2005 Rihanna flaunts her Caribbean charm on a well-suited cover of Jamaican singer Dawn Penn’s classic ’94 hit ...

8 "My Life (Lost Souls)" - Gang Related Soundtrack (1997) Gang Related was released after Pac's death in 1996, but the soundtrack features some of his best musical work. "My Life (Lost Souls)" is ...

Early in 2017, the story of the boys from Boston was told in BETs The New Edition Story mini-series this week, igniting a wave of nostalgia for old fans and generating interest for newcomers; and ...

Throughout its history, hip-hop has provided the world with plenty of headlines. We're taking a look at the most important events in the genre's history that have taken place in each year since ...

The House Party Kick Who can forget the famous kick that Kid 'n Play does during the dance-off at the house party Kid snuck into? In 1990 when the film made its debut on the big screen, people ...

The Boombox decided to do the unthinkable and rank all of XXL’s Freshmen Cyphers. It wasn’t an easy feat, but we got the job done. Check out Every XXL Freshmen Cypher Ranked From Worst to Best.

'Star Trek Beyond' (2016) - "Sabotage" Apparently, the new Star Trek franchise isn't complete without the use of a Beastie Boys song—and the movie series has special love for the banging classic ...

On the 30th anniversary of He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper, Jazzy Jeff reveals how the iconic album came together, what it was like to be a pioneering DJ, and life on the road with The Fresh Prince.

If there's one duet that really made an impact in the 90s, it was "All Cried Out" by Allure, featuring 112. Originally recorded by Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam in 1985, the song was remade by Allure ...

From Will Smith, Queen Latifah and Ice Cube, to Sticky Fingaz and Eve, we've ranked the rappers-turned-actors.