Swizz Beatz’s list of achievements and accolades are over and above abundant. Which isn’t surprising, since he’s spent the ...

Five years ago, at the start of 2020, I was looking forward to the publication of my book, Terraformed: Young Black Lives in ...

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. is an American rapper and singer who is more popularly referred to by his stage name, Nelly. Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.

In some ways, COVID shrank the distance between musicians and listeners. But then, it also threw nearly everything about the ...

Exploring how Black music, from Verzuz battles to the #DontRushChallenge, connected people during the COVID lockdown.

“Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys” features works of canvas, sculpture and photography on display until July 13. One opening weekend visitors walking down ...

A Timbaland beat can make you feel everything all at once. Call it the mosaic approach: The longtime producer picks a sample; blends it with odd, custom tones he crafted himself; throws in some ...

Among them is a visionary who redefined Hip-Hop and R&B in the late ‘90s and early 2000s: Timothy Zachery Mosley, a.k.a. Timbaland, born on this day [March 10] 53 years ago. Timbaland played a ...