Guns 'N Roses are going on an international tour—and taking Public Enemy with them. On Monday (December 9), Flavor Flav shared an Instagram post announcing the news. He wrote in the caption, "FLAVOR FLAV: WE ARE GOING ON TOUR WITH GUNS N’ ROSES!!! Guns N’ freaking Roses."  Produced by Live Nation,...… Read more

Yo! MTV Raps legend Doctor Dré celebrated a birthday on Thursday (December 5), his 61st revolution around the sun. Born in Westbury, New York, the man born André Brown was a DJ at WBAU, the radio station of Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. Along with three other DJs at the station, he...… Read more

Ice Cube has returned with his first new album in six years, Man Down. Boasting 19 tracks, the project includes guest vocals from Killer Mike, Busta Rhymes, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg, E-40 and Too $hort, among others. The lead single, "It's My Ego," has already been crowned the biggest solo single of Cube'...… Read more

Kendrick Lamar pulled off the surprise of the year with a new album called GNX. The Compton-raised rap juggernaut dropped the 12-track project seemingly out of nowhere on Friday morning (November 22) with production by Sounwave, Mustard, Jack Antonoff and more. It's a return to that pure West Coas...… Read more

Christopher "Kid" Reid and Christopher "Play" Martin—the members of Kid 'N Play—were recently inducted into the Berklee College of Music Hip-Hop Hall of Fame. The duo put out three albums, including Funhouse (1990) and Face the Nation (1991), which led to singles like "Funhouse" and "Ain't Gonna Hur...… Read more

It's nearly impossible to sum up the seismic impact Quincy Jones had on the music industry. The legendary polymath, who died at his home in Bel-Air on Sunday (November 3), envisioned and executed some of the most influential albums of all time, including Michael Jackson's 1982 masterpiece Thriller,...… Read more