The 2026 RiverBeat Music Festival lineup is full of Memphis and Mid-South musicians and others with strong local ties.

The 1990 film 'Goodfellas' stands out for its use of music. These four needle drops helped define this classic movie.

The festival returns to Tom Lee Park with more hip hop legends and a smorgasbord of indie, country, and rock acts.

Behind decades of influence, Dr. Dre’s sound helped redefine how hip-hop moves, breathes, and reaches the world. Tracing the ...

The Gorgeous Gangsta” and “Rap President of Peoria” — is a 36-year-old mother of five who recently won the Iowa Music Awards Female Rapper […] ...

Beats are the foundation of hip-hop. They set the rhythm for the rap and like these classics from 1996, are sure to make you dance.

The pioneering hip-hop group spent years fighting among themselves. Now they're turning to a new foe: the music industry ...

*In the latest Allison Interviews podcast, host Allison Kugel sits down with the legendary Ice-T. The conversation spans his pivot from the streets to stardom, his role in shaping gangster rap, and ...

When you talk about hit-making West Coast rappers, it’s impossible not to mention YG. The 35-year-old Compton, California, native (real name Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson) has consistently been behind ...

How A Gangsta Rapper Made Me a Better Mom isn’t just a book. It’s a revolution. With a title as audacious as its delivery method, Stacey Jackson’s debut novel-album hybrid launched globally, and is ...

Accessorizing in the world of hip-hop has always been about spurning convention for sparkly street art you could wear. Never have diamonds been so ice-cold, so plentiful, crusting over rings and watch ...