When his family moved from West to East Oakland, Calif., young D’Wayne Wiggins had to make new friends amid a tsunami of ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Estate manager Wayne Barrow sharply rejected that narrative. The Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace estate denies claims in the docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning that his 1997 funeral was ...

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In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

Rumor has it Jamal “Gravy” Woolard is performing as Biggie again, but the truth is way smaller than the headlines suggest. Gravy and Thanksgiving rumors go hand-in-hand, but we are not taking about ...

The Season 34 finale of “Dancing with the Stars” is here! The dazzling three-hour Nov. 25 episode will be the show's most demanding finale of all time. The season's five remaining couples will perform ...

Since 1960, the Beatles—four fabulous lads from Liverpool, England—have remained the greatest rock and roll band in the history of music. How John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo ...

Telisha “Nikki” Jones grew up steeped in gospel, blues and R&B. She sang in a choir and wrote poetry. But becoming a full-time artist was “never a dream of mine,” she said. That all changed in ...

In the cutthroat 90s rap scene, Diddy and Biggie had a complex bond: mentor and protégé, business partners, and, some claim, dangerous rivals. Critics say Diddy was deeply invested in Biggie’s success ...

Taylor Swift has officially submitted five of her most-acclaimed songs for consideration in her first nomination to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a significant milestone in a career that has helped ...