Houston hip-hop icon Michael "5000" Watts, the founder of Swishahouse Records and a pioneer of the "chopped and screwed" sound, has passed away following a recent hospitalization.

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The Trump administration has changed which days Americans can visit national parks for free next year, removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding President Donald Trump’s birthday, ...

In “Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa,” the artist mines the museum’s vaults for an exhibition that gives new meaning to what he found there. In “Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa,” the artist mines the ...

Following its long-awaited launch of lossless streaming for paid subscribers, Spotify is upgrading its service for free users, too. On Monday, the company announced that free users globally will now ...

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If you grew up in the same era as me, you had your notifications on, waiting for the moment Hoop Mixtape, Yay Area’s Finest, or Ball is Life dropped a new highlight reel. These were not just videos; ...

Exclusive: Hertzfeldt spoke to IndieWire about the state of the animation industry and his new project, a curated program of his favorite short films that will play theaters only. Growing up, Don ...

There’s a new Queen in town, and her name is Keala Settle, with five pop princesses all called Diana, keen on stealing her limelight. The Diana Mixtape, currently lighting up HERE at Outernet, is a ...

The time has come… for another edition of the WhatsOnStage Sixty-Second Summary! We recently caught up with the stars of The Diana Mixtape, which is scheduled to stage its world premiere at HERE at ...

Curtis Jackson III was born in Queens, New York, on July 6, 1975. In the late ’90s, he began his rap career as 50 Cent, and made friends and enemies all over Queens, recording with Run-DMC’s Jam ...