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As one of the artists who helped invent the music that exploded out of South Bronx block parties and Boys Club dances, hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa was already a New York legend in the late 1970s.

Ronald Savage was just a kid thrilled to be part of the burgeoning Bronx hip-hop scene when he met Bambaataa, whose 1982 hit “Planet Rock” helped turn rap into a global…

Music executive Lyor Cohen was rushed to the hospital yesterday, after having a near death experience.

The CEO of 300 Entertainment which is the home of artists such as Young Thug, Fetty Wap, and more shared the experience on Snapchat where Cohen said he suffered a pulmonary embolism. The executive claims that if he had waited four more hours he would've died. Below…

Furious Janet Jackson ticketholders no longer have a reason to “Scream.”

The Grammy winner confirmed Saturday that her “Unbreakable” world tour — which she abruptly tabled this week in favor of family planning — would resume next year, with existing tickets honored and refunds available.

“The Janet Jackson Unbreakable tour in North America will be postponed…

A woman charged with swiping a $30,000 watch from rapper DMX has accused him of sexual assault.

Cops responded at 6:44 a.m. Saturday to a report of DMX and the 25-year-old woman arguing in front of the Ayres Hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif., the Costa Mesa Police Department told the Daily News in a statement.

Police collared the woman for grand theft, after which…

Actor Will Smith boycotted the Oscars this year, but he had no problem gracing the MTV Movie Awards Saturday night to accept a special honor.

The music channel feted Smith with its The Generation Award, celebrating his nearly 25-year movie career.

"When I first heard MTV wanted to give me the award I thought that was code for the old ass dude award - hey…

The wait for Drake's highly anticipated next album is almost over.

The hip-hop superstar finally announced that "Views From the 6" will drop at the end of April — answering the prayers of rap fans who have been clamoring for its release for months.

"I'm happy to let you know that 'Views' is dropping April 29," Drake revealed Saturday at the beginning of…

Tidal, Jay Z’s music streaming service, recently announced that it had passed 3 million paying subscribers.

That number was helped by high-profile exclusives from Kanye West and Rihanna, both of whose albums have since made their way to other streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. But the exclusive windows did their job: getting people to download…

They went straight outta Compton and right into the history books.

N.W.A. capped off a landmark year Friday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center with an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, becoming only the fifth rap group ever to receive the honor.

The induction comes just months after the NWA biopic, “Straight Outta Compton” earned $201…

SCURRY LIFE DVD Presents SCURRY LIFE GANG, the group consists of Sadaday, Hot Waterz, Txstyle & Phade Fozzy.

The new single and video (We Scurrying) is the second installment off the the forth coming mixtape entitled (The Bang Bang Theory) Available online 4/20…

Rick Ross should have been hustlin' a better lawyer when he tried to protect his hit song, because a judge just laughed him out of court.

Ross famously released the song, "Hustlin'" back in 2006. Enter LMFAO, which recorded "Party Rock Anthem" in 2011. Rick was furious, claiming it's a blatant ripoff, so he sued the group.…

The media mogul continues to expand his empire, this time landing a role in one of Hollywood’s longstanding films.

According to FACT Magazine, 50 Cent signed on to act in the Predator reboot. In an interview on DJ Enuff’s Sirius XM station, he shared that he’ll “be doing some new feature films and stuff like that too. I’ll do Predator.”

Directed by Shane…

Philadelphia’s own Freeway understands the plight of major stars like Nick Cannon, Natalie Cole, and Tracy Morgan who have all suffered from kidney-related ailments, and now he wants to make a difference by sharing his personal battle against kidney disease. The State Property rapper plans to drop a new album and a detailed documentary both titled Free Will.

Freeway,…

Reality star Daisy Lewellyn has died. She was 36.

The star of Bravo’s “Blood Sweat and Heels,” author, personal style expert and self-proclaimed “Queen of Chic,” lost an ongoing battle with liver cancer Friday.

"Daisy passed on in peace and filled with joy, surrounded by her family and friends. We are all saddened to lose this wonderful woman. Our…

Fans disappointed over Janet Jackson’s postponed world tour are being kept in limbo — waiting for rescheduled dates or a refund.

Ticket buyers received an email from Ticketmaster on Thursday explaining they will not receive a monetary return unless the star’s “Unbreakable World Tour” is cancelled, TMZ reported.

Several venues for the tour told the gossip site…

No wonder this diva’s concert tickets cost an arm and a leg.

Showstopper Mariah Carey just insured her voice and her hamstrings for $70 million as she extends her world tour to South America, TMZ reported.

The “Dreamlover” singer, 46, who’s currently warbling her way through Eastern Europe, has millions of dollars on the line for The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour.…

It was seriously funny.

When an overeager fan asked for a picture with Kevin Hart — but thought he was Chris Rock — the famous comedian played right along, making for a hilarious Instagram post.

“Are you Chris Rock?” the woman asks at the start of the short video clip.

“And yes I am, yes I am,” Hart says with a smile.

He keeps playing along and…

Justin Bieber took a nosedive during a Wednesday night concert in Kansas City — and one Belieber caught it all on camera.

Midway through the hit song “Sorry,” the Canadian singer tripped while running around on a water-covered stage.

Hilariously, after the “What Do You Mean?” songman takes a tumble, the lipsync track continues…

When Onika Tanya Maraj (better known as Nicki Minaj) speaks, you'd better listen — and listen well.

After a Facebook Live chat on Wednesday, during which Minaj commented that she’d rather say, "I’m single," a number of media outlets ran the soundbite as a headline. While most stories later offered context to the quote and confirmed the Pinkprint artist was still…

Puff Daddy doled out some free tickets to an upcoming concert honoring a hip-hop legend — but initially there was one great Biggie oversight.

T’yanna Wallace, daughter of the Notorious B.I.G., slammed Sean (Puff Daddy) Combs in a series of tweets she later deleted. She claimed that the Bad Boy Records founder failed to offer her a free ticket to a concert…

A company selling merchandise featuring the word "FEYONCÉ" is causing "irreparable" harm to Beyoncé, who claims its T-shirts and mugs infringe on a trademarked version of her name.

Some FEYONCÉ gear, the multi-platinum artist alleges in a new Manhattan federal lawsuit, even features the phrase "he put a ring on it."

The items clearly crib lyrics to her hit song…