Music

Knight had Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac, and now he will serve up to 28 years in prison for manslaughter

And rappers? There hasn’t been a single rapper to headline a halftime show. Ever.

It’s almost like he’s trying to bring back the 2000s’ jersey wave in hip-hop style

The terrible art of figuring life out and the search for peace — whether one is famous, or not — has not changed

Isiah Thomas, Bill Clinton, Al Sharpton, Cicely Tyson and more pay tribute to the Queen of Soul in Detroit

As the album celebrates its 30th anniversary, and his life is celebrated in a BET biopic — Brown goes behind the music

In a new book, author Joan Morgan examines the story behind one of the best hip-hop albums ever

The beautifully strong and transparent song is about a woman’s choice — and her voice

It’s both an affirmation of self-love and an offering of forgiveness

Never shying away from singing about the black experience, Aretha was popular but never sold the black community short or herself out