The Root previously reported on Snoop Dogg— real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.— responding to critics following his choice ...

Olympic star Gabby Thomas took to social media to ask fans for their advice on disturbing encounters she has recently ...

Desiree Perez, CEO of Roc Nation, is clearing up why Kendrick Lamar was chosen as the headliner for the Super Bowl Halftime show. Despite claims that it was done to slight Lil Wayne, she confirmed ...

...And speaking of breakout success, Groq predicts Shaboozey could win his first Grammy this year. The Nigerian-American artist is putting on for Black country music fans, and while Beyoncé helped ...

The legendary rapper famously appeared alongside Lamar during his iconic 'Pop Out' concert on Juneteenth 2024.

After Megan Thee Stallion was spotted wearing the trend at Paris Fashion Week we found people on both sides of the argument to turn their tips around.

Lamar linked up with one of pop’s biggest producers, Jack Antonoff, for the record, and while the album is far from a genre switch (this is inarguably a rap record), Antonoff’s influence certainly ...

The Los Angeles rapper claims President Trump is only visiting victims in the Palisades, a much more wealthy neighborhood.

On Wednesday (Jan. 29), a jury saw video of a police investigator telling the man who shot Ahmaud Arbery to death that he wasn’t going to be arrested. The suspect, along with his father and a neighbor ...

“The latest Indictment contains no new offenses. The prosecution’s theory remains flawed. The government has added the ridiculous theory that two of Mr. Combs’ former girlfriends were not girlfriends ...

In 2023, LaShonda, 35, and Marlon Moore, 37 were accused of running a fraudulent pyramid scheme, preying on thousands of mostly Black folk while raking in millions of dollars for themselves, according ...

Although it likely would have been a MAGA wet dream, the Jim Crow era was a dark and dangerous time for our people.