Hip hop and rap

Kanye West barely said a word during his album listening session Thursday night, but the mercurial rapper still had most attendees standing on their feet while hanging on every word of his new projectBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment…

Kanye West knows how to make a splash even with a listening partyBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment WriterJuly 22, 2021, 5:37 AM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLOS ANGELES -- Kanye West knows how to make…

Chance the Rapper is bringing a secret concert filmed four years ago to the big screen next monthBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment WriterJuly 20, 2021, 3:14 PM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLOS ANGELES…

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 25-31 include actor Matt LeBlanc, comedian Maya Rudolph and actor Helen MirrenBy The Associated PressJuly 19, 2021, 12:44 PM• 7 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this…

Bodyguards for troubled rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine turned New York City into the Wild West last summer, piling into SUVs and chasing a man for 20 blocks with lights flashing after he attempted to record cellphone video of the recording star,…

Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has diedBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment WriterJuly 17, 2021, 1:13 AM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to…

IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- This time, the weather gods were smiling on Kerby Jean-Raymond and his label, Pyer Moss. So too were the fashion gods.Two days after torrential rains and lightning sent guests fleeing for cover and forced Jean-Raymond to…

A survivor of the Auschwitz death camp who devoted much of her life to fighting antisemitism and racism in Germany has diedByThe Associated PressJuly 10, 2021, 2:02 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleBERLIN --…