Former rap star Ca$h Out, once known for topping the charts, has now been sentenced to life behind bars. The Atlanta artist was found guilty on multiple charges ...

Drake has got to be sick and tired of Southern California by now. This weekend, his hometown Toronto Blue Jays were bested by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a thrilling World Series Game 7, something the ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, an ongoing KQED series about Bay Area hip-hop history. A-Wax had just gotten out of jail when he decided to hit up a hotel party in Concord. The ...

The music recording industry needs to thank Compton, California rapper Kendrick Lamar for breathing life back into hip-hop. The rap game’s gotten soft. Too many artists are sleepwalking, content to ...