Few artists have been sampled by hip-hop producers more than Kool & the Gang. George “Funky” Brown’s drums have formed the backdrop to countless rap classics, while the group’s horn ...

Kathy Iandoli Best Rap Songs: N.W.A., “Fuck tha Police”; Marley Marl, Masta Ace, Kool G Rap, Craig G and Big Daddy Kane, “The Symphony”; Boogie Down Productions, “My Philosophy”; Ice T ...

You might not know it, but you are participating in something known as necro-branding. Necro-branding is where the image of a celebrity is sold to the public, perhaps by their estate or by their ...

Thirty years after first being eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, funk gods Kool & the Gang were finally inducted at a ceremony in Cleveland on Saturday night. The group that wrote ...

Tia Sinclair — Kool & The Gang’s manager and widow of founding member Ronald “Khalis” Bell — planned the party, and the celebration took inspiration from the band’s “Wild & Peaceful ...

Ask 10 hip-hop fans of different ages what the greatest year in rap music was, and you’ll get 10 different answers. Music consumption is a deeply personal endeavor, shaped by individual taste ...

By Michael Saponara Snoop Dogg wants to see more originality in rap these days. The Doggfather said in a new interview that he believes there are too many copycats running around hip-hop and there ...

Billboard breaks down the contenders. By Kyle Denis Nicki Minaj‘s Pink Friday 2 topped the Billboard 200 and launched the highest-grossing female rap tour of all time — could it land the rap ...

So, after we ranked the best years in rap history earlier this week, it’s only right we rank the worst as well. So what makes a poor year in rap, and how does it happen? Several factors contribute.

Former President Barack Obama was really feeling the music and the moment Tuesday, after Eminem introduced him in the rapper's hometown of Detroit. "I have done a lot of rallies, so I don't ...

The parents of a fifth-grader are suing an elite private Mulholland Drive elementary school after their son was expelled over emails he exchanged with a classmate containing rap lyrics and the ...

"I never give up. I'm talking to the women - down and out, we keep going." Chuck D inducted Kool & the Gang, saying "This is a long-due celebration." The band had 12 Top 10 hits on the Billboard ...