LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. hip-hop artist Kanye West's latest album "808s & Heartbreak" had its exclusive premiere on MySpace Music Friday, the online music portal said.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Lil Wayne's publicist has confirmed the U.S. rapper has welcomed a new son.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Several members of the hip-hop music community owe Jacob Arabov money for goods he produced, the jeweler alleges in four New York lawsuits.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. hip-hop entrepreneur Damon Dash is facing foreclosure on two homes he owns in New York City, a lawsuit alleges.
NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- U.S. hip-hop artist 50 Cent is suing Taco Bell for $1 million in damages for allegedly using his name in ads without his permission.
LOS ANGELES, June 25 (UPI) -- Kanye West and UGK each won two prizes in the 2008 BET Awards handed out in Los Angeles.
NEW YORK, June 7 (UPI) -- A revealing new memoir from former MTV producer Terrance Dean that tells of the secret gay culture in the world of hip-hop is unfair, some U.S. rappers say.
GLASTONBURY, England, April 16 (UPI) -- Emily Eavis, the organizer of England's famed Glastonbury music festival, said she is honored U.S. hip-hop artist Jay-Z is headlining the event.
NEW YORK, April 10 (UPI) -- U.S. hip-hop mogul Jermaine Dupri and Island Def Jam Music Group said Thursday they have formed a partnership with TAG Body Sprays to start a new record label.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Israeli musician Miri Ben-Ari, dubbed "the hip-hop violinist," is to be honored with the first Martin Luther King, Jr. Israeli Award in Jerusalem.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- American hip-hop and pop auteur Wyclef Jean revisits his past, in a sense, on his latest album.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Rapper T.I., who is under house arrest in Georgia while he awaits trial on weapons charges, won two American Music Awards Sunday in Los Angeles Sunday.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Donda West, the mother of chart-topping hip-hop artist Kanye West, died in Los Angeles at the age of 58 following a cosmetic procedure, CNN reported.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Hip-hop is becoming increasingly popular in the gay community in U.S. cities like Baltimore, despite its predominantly heterosexual context, a report said.
ATLANTA, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Some of hip-hop's biggest stars gathered in Atlanta to educate young people about the importance of financial responsibility.
