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The heirs of the late Notorious B.I.G. squared off in court against the widow of hip-hop photographer Chi Modu over the right to use images of the rapper on skateboards, shower curtains and nonfungible tokens.

Notorious BIG LLC, set up by the mother and wife of Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, ...

We love when rappers share their picks for the top five rappers. It gives us insights into their influences and creative processes. It often vindicates some of our most deeply held beliefs about the culture and genre. It puts newer or younger fans (sometimes older) onto a broader ...

DJ Kay Slay, who served as a crucial bridge between hip-hop generations, developing from a teenage B-boy and graffiti writer into an innovative New York radio personality known for his pugnacious mixtapes that stoked rap beefs, broke artists and helped change the music business, died on Sunday in New York. He was 55.

Slay had faced “a four-month battle with Covid-19,” his family said in a statement confirming his death. ...

Jadakiss and The Notorious B.I.G.’s history runs decades deep, dating back to their classic Bad Boy collaborations, including “All About The Benjamins,” “Last Day” and “You’ll See.” Now the Yonkers native is making another collaboration happen, this time with the next generation of he and his late friend. ...

On Sunday night (April 3), JAY-Z earned a Grammy Award for “Best Rap Song.” The trophy came courtesy of his newsworthy appearance on Kanye West’s “Jail” last year. In the last 24 hours, Hov delivered another noteworthy feature verse care of Pusha-T’s “Neck & Wrist.” The latest look from Pusha’s Grammy-nominated DAYTONA follow-up has Jay spitting lucid lyrics about his status in the wake of his late friend and collaborator, Biggie Smalls. ...

The late great Notorious B.I.G.’s Fila A13s, a pair of Jordans signed by Spike Lee and platinum plaques for Jay-Z’s “American Gangster” and Run DMC’s “King of Rock” are among the treasures headed to town for this traveling exhibit at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. The National Hip-Hop Museum, founded in 2019, boasts the largest collection of hip-hop memorabilia and artifacts around the world, and part of that collection is headed to Little Rock, with an opening launch party scheduled for 5 p.m., Thursday, April 7. ...