The producer, who died on Wednesday, built Murder Inc. into one of the most influential record labels of the early 2000s. His career was marred by a federal investigation and trial.

The Houston rapper's newest hit is the 83rd song in chart history to debut at the very top of Billboard's Hot 100. More than half of the songs to achieve the feat have done so in the last five years.

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When Eric Clapton finally decided to put out a record under his own name, his first single, which turned into a Top-20 hit, was actually a cover song. And it did as much for the original performer's ...

Cyndi Lauper shared the story behind her controversial 1984 hit "She Bop" in a new interview, recalling how she worked to make sure the lyrics about "female masturbation" weren't too "obvious." ...

Learn about Kodak Black's legal issues, prison sentence, career comeback, and relationship with Maranda 'Mjae' Johnson.

The song was intended as a deliberately dark response to the more playful macabre antics of Alice Cooper. But it would end up ...

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Here are our picks for the XXXTentacion's 10 best songs on what would have been his 27th birthday. Check out the list.

For an artist who only released two commercial projects before his death, XXXTentacion had a lot of solid deep cuts for fans to listen to. All it takes is a quick look at X’s SoundCloud account to ...

"Ah you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it." — Bane Chuck Vibes ...