The past decade has seen a remarkable surge in powerful performances and creative storytelling led by African-American men in ...

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The artist, known as ZeeTheWizard, was among four people shot shortly before 4 a.m. on New Year's Day outside of Pinkhouse Dallas, an adult after-hours club near the city's Medical District, according ...

DALLAS — A New Year’s party turned into tragedy early Thursday morning after a shooting at an after-hours club in Northwest Dallas left five people hospitalized, including well-known Dallas rapper ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chance the Rapper spoke with Val Warner about hosting Chicago's historic New Year's Eve event later this week. For the first time, "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan ...

MIAMI, Fla. — An Atlanta rapper is recovering after police say he was shot during an armed robbery over the weekend in South Florida. Miami police said the victim, who goes by the stage name Lil Deko, ...

New York City hosted the event for more than 50 years before Chicago got the nod. Chance the Rapper is set to represent his city as the headliner for the Chicago debut of Dick Clark’s New Year’s ...

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After eight rounds of voting, including thousands of ballots cast, YoungBoy Never Broke Again has come out victorious in XXL's 2025 Most Valuable Rapper bracket, powered by VAZA. For nearly two months ...

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