Russell Simmons

The landmark 1986 debut that made the Beastie Boys the first rap act to top the Billboard 200 receives its 40th anniversary this month.

The Harlem rapper confirms four arena shows in December following a record-breaking European run and the release of his first album in eight years.

A Las Vegas jury has convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis of first-degree murder for his role in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, ending one of hip-hop's longest-running murder investigations.

Twenty years after its 2006 release, Beyoncé's second solo album B'Day remains a defining record of her transition from Destiny's Child member to an increasingly self-directed solo artist.

Twenty years after its release, Outkast's Idlewild stands as the final studio album from André 3000 and Big Boi, a soundtrack that became an ambitious musical statement in its own right.

Everlast has unveiled the new single and video for ‘Peace Of Mind', the latest preview of his first studio album in eight years, *Embers To Ashes*, ahead of its release on August 28.

Thirty years after its release, Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt remains one of the defining works of 1990s hip-hop, establishing the blueprint for a career that would transform him from an independent New York rapper into one of music's most influential figures.