Jam Master Jay, the DJ of the pioneering hip-hop group Run-D.M.C., was shot and killed in his recording studio in New York City in 2002. At 37 years old, his murder stunned the music world. Jam Master ...

Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle Reiner, are the latest celebrities to meet violent ends over the years. The ...

There is no debate that Queens’ own Nicki Minaj completely modernized rap with her versatility and bold lyricism. Born in ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs has for decades denied any part in the deaths of rappers Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (a.k.a.

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The Mariachi Rams are reshaping NFL game day by blending traditional Mexican music with Los Angeles’ hip-hop and rock ...

Suge Knight won’t be eligible for parole until 2034. Here’s everything to know about where the former music executive is ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs was embroiled in controversy long before his 2025 sex trafficking trial. As a key figure in the East Coast-West Coast gangster rap wars of the 1990s, persistent conspiracy theories ...

See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from this month’s KQED 9, PLUS and Passport schedules. Videos from KQED Live Watch recordings of recent KQED Live events. Donor ...

Cinématographe's new physical media release of the 1997 noir "Gang Related" showcases career-best work from Shakur, James Belushi, and writer/director Jim Kouf. When Quentin Tarantino‘s “Pulp Fiction” ...

Tupac wrote the song after reading about an article in the newspaper. Jeff Pearlman, author of the recently released Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur, says he was instrumental in ...