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Young Thug (Courtesy photo)

Young Thug Trial Begins in Atlanta

by Stacy M. Brown January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

The trial of rapper Young Thug has begun in Georgia, where a judge will allow prosecutors to use song lyrics as evidence against the star.

Rapper Sneaky Bandz (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Rapper Sneaky Bandz Uses Painful Past to Guide Youth in Positive Directions

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

**FILE** Greg Tate (Joe Mabel via Wikimedia Commons)

Greg Tate, ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop Journalism,’ Dies at 64

by Stacy M. Brown December 7, 2021

Hip-Hop Superstar DMX Dead at 50

by Stacy M. Brown April 9, 2021December 21, 2021

Hip-Hop Superstar DMX in Grave Condition Following Heart Attack

by Stacy M. Brown April 5, 2021December 21, 2021

Entertainment, Stacy M. Brown

Dr. Dre Suffers Brain Aneurysm, is Hospitalized in L.A.: Report

by Stacy M. Brown January 5, 2021December 21, 2021

Entertainment, Lifestyle

Kendrick Lamar Wins Hip-Hop’s 1st Pulitzer Prize

by WI Guest Author April 17, 2018October 31, 2020

50 Cent Says Expenses $108,000 a Month; $72,000 for Mansion

by Washington Informer August 4, 2015October 30, 2020

10 Ways Missy Elliott Changed the Game

by Washington Informer July 3, 2015October 30, 2020

Shawn Prez, Former Bad Boy Exec, Succeeding Solo

by Washington Informer June 30, 2015October 30, 2020