CINCINNATI, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Lil Wayne's publicist has confirmed the U.S. rapper has welcomed a new son.
DETROIT, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Hip-hop titan Jay-Z has agreed to perform a free concert in Detroit to promote voter registration.
NORRISVILLLE, Pa., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- An off-duty transit police officer shot and killed a neighbor in a quiet Philadelphia suburb during an argument over a near-collision, officers said.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Campaigners for likely Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain deny there is an "enthusiasm gap" among his supporters.
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.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has walked a fine line in denouncing a rap song's lyrics while praising Ludacris, one of many rappers to offer Obama shout-outs.
CHICAGO, July 28 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama visited a Chicago hospital to have a sore hip checked -- the apparent result of too much hoop time.
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.
MIAMI, June 24 (UPI) -- Earl Simmons, the hip-hop star known as DMX, has been arrested in Florida on a warrant for not having a valid driver's license, Miami-Dade police said.
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- An analysis of the presumptive U.S. presidential contest between Barack Obama and John McCain published Monday says it is one of style as well as substance.
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.
WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Simmons Kids crib mattresses due to risk of entrapment.
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.
