hip hop and rap

AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported…

By KRISTIN M. HALL - AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “Son of a Sinner” singer Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards, as the rapper-turned-country singer took home three…

By ANDREW DALTON - AP Entertainment Writer Bobby Caldwell, a soulful R&B singer and songwriter who had a major hit in 1978 with “What You Won't Do for Love” and a voice and musical style adored by…

AP ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The second person who died following a stampede after a rap concert in Rochester, New York, was identified Tuesday as 35-year-old Brandy Miller.Rochester police said Miller,…

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press A person injured in a stampede at a rap concert has died, bringing the death toll to 2 in the chaos in Rochester, New York, police said.Earlier, 33-year-old…

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press Apparently false fears of a shooting at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, sent a crowd surging toward the exits in a stampede that killed one person and injured…

By LINDSEY BAHR - AP Film Writer David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54.His representative…

By NARDOS HAILE - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A night in music brimming with shocking upsets, historic wins, tributes for artists like the late rapper Takeoff and hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, the…

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON - Associated Press New York (AP) — Tank was nervous after sending his manager a preview of “When We” — he’d never released a song that explicit. “He’s like, ‘You’re crazy, but…

AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Theophilus London has been found safe after disappearing for months, a relative announced Wednesday night.“We have found Theo. He is safe and well," the rapper's cousin,…