Rappers have always turned pain into poetry. Explore 16 of the saddest rap songs ever made, raw stories of grief, heartbreak, and survival in Hip Hop.

Nas has sparked renewed interest in his legendary vault after an unreleased 1998 collaboration with producer D-Dot resurfaced.

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Nearly five years after his death, the spiritual legacy of rap legend DMX, also known as Earl Simmons, was honored at the Christ Episcopal Church in Tarrytown. The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated ...

Swizz Beatz is back to being a tax deadbeat. Alicia Keys’ Grammy-winning, record-producer husband is facing more than $5.7 ...

Jonathan Cain arrival coincided with Journey‘s early-’80s transformation from sturdy hitmakers to stadium-filling superstars. He’s typically credited with unlocking the soaring balladry of the Steve ...

Worcester’s hip–hop scene has taken many different forms since the 80s – a lot of which coexist right now. Cypher battles have b-boys square up to see who’s best, graffiti covers old brick buildings , ...

Eve reacts emotionally while listening to Scorpion album years later Hip-hop history is filled with albums that defined an ...

In a recently resurfaced clip, Peter Gunz took a trip down memory lane and reflected on The Source Magazine’s 1998 “Rap’s New Generation” covers, which featured DMX, Silkk The Shocker, Kurupt, Cam’ron ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

The track rules Hot Rap Songs just two weeks after his own "Body." By Trevor Anderson Two weeks after he scored his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart, Don Toliver returns to the winner’s ...