The Frayser-born rapper and songwriter was nominated for Best Rap Album and saw two nominations in the Best Rap Song category ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. In the ...

Southern hip-hop’s influence continues shaping modern music through strategic sampling, with artists like Future, GloRilla and Sexyy Red drawing from classic Southern tracks. Recently, Juicy J noted ...

A publisher claims Lil Uzi Vert’s “Strawberry Peels” sampled Blackout’s “Dim Da Lights” without permission. A music publisher sued Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Gunna and producer Wheezy over their ...

Chart-topping Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo turned 30 on Wednesday. Nearly a decade after he launched his career, Moneybagg — who had a homecoming concert Tuesday at the Cannon Center — has become a ...

Over the last decade, the ghostly influence of Memphis rap has been inescapable, from hit remakes of Three 6 Mafia classics like Rae Sremmurd’s “Powerglide” or ...