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He played young Bob Dylan, young Willy Wonka, and now he could be a young rapper. Timothee Chalamet broke his silence about the rumors that he secretly moonlights as British rapper EsDeeKid. “I got no ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

The Angel Tree program is a partnership between The Salvation Army and Walmart to provide gifts for children in need. Participants can "adopt" a child by taking a tag from a tree and purchasing items ...

With an experimental and maxed-out sound, bold new MCs are emerging from all corners of the UK – and with US rap in the doldrums, the time is ripe for another British Invasion It’s early November and ...

Two Stockton rappers appeared in court Thursday on suspicion of violating parole after attending a birthday party where a mass shooting occurred. Luciano Guerrero, who performs as Nano, and Billy ...

Florida Rapper Poorstacy died on Saturday, November 29, following an incident in Boca Raton. Dylan Huberman, public information manager for the Boca Raton Police Department, said in a statement that ...

The musician, real name Carlito Milfort Jr., died in Florida on Saturday, Nov. 29 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

Rapper Poorstacy has died at 26 following an occurrence at a Florida hotel, PEOPLE reported. The musician, whose real name is Carlito Milfort Jr., died on Saturday, Nov. 29 after an “incident” that ...