Beyoncé won the Grammy for Album of the Year and since Jay-Z has writing credits on the album, he became the most awarded rapper in history.

The Grammy Awards, billed as "music's biggest night," were launched in 1959. Top winners include big-name artists like Paul ...

Jay-Z won his first Grammy in 1999 for best rap album for "Vol. 2 … Hard Knock Life." Most recently, he received an award for his songwriting credits on Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter." The rapper ...

Kendrick Lamar has climbed to the pinnacle of the music industry, and he's got the hardware to prove it. Thanks to such hits ...

Join us in honoring the life and legacy of one of hip-hop’s greatest architects. For more updates on Hard Knock Radio and upcoming cultural events, stay tuned and follow our social media pages. J ...

Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

Irv Gotti, the music executive, songwriter and producer behind the reign of hip-hop and R&B stars Ja Rule and Ashanti in the ...

Kanye West is coming to his wife Bianca Censori’s defense after her see-through dress at the 2025 Grammy Awards red carpet ...

catalog albums the week's most popular albums across all genres at least 18 months old and that have fallen below no. 100 on the billboard 200, based on multimetric consumption, blending ...