Nearly a quarter-century after it reached top-ten status on Billboard's Hot 100 charts, Queens, NY-born rapper Ja Rule still performs his 2000-released single "Put It On Me" as if he's suplexing it -- ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Fans of '80s and '90s music have had their day, and now it's time for the 2000s to shine, if a new multi-artist tour has anything to do with it. The "My 2000s Playlist' tour is coming to ...

When you think about love in rap, Common's "The Light" is an essential example. From his album "Like Water for Chocolate", Common raps heartfelt lines of devotion over a mesmerizing J Dilla beat, ...

Presented by Lexus, proud supporter of Black Music Month, this episode examines the period from the early 2000s to the 2010s, when hip-hop not only dominated the charts, but also became a global ...

If rap and hip-hop from the 2000s is your jam, then this Peoria Civic Center concert announcement is just for you. Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 via ticketmaster.com or in person ...

Since hip-hop's inception, the genre has exponentially grown with every single decade, and the 2000s era was no different. Hip-hop saw even more commercial success than before; it succeeded in ...

With everyone reminiscing over how great/terrible rap was in the ‘90s and how much worse/better it is today, people seem to forget that there was an entire decade in between that just got skipped over ...

If the 2000s feel like a long time ago, it's because at this point, they are. Twenty years is a lifetime, especially in hip-hop years. While most popular music videos of the era can be found on ...

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in March 2020 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. Last weekend, Drake released “When To Say When,” an introspective track that utilized the ...

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper and hype man known for his 2000s hits "Walk It Out" and "2 Step," has passed away. He was only 43 ...

This post is part of Mashable's You're Old Week. Break through the haze of nostalgia with us and see what holds up, what disappoints, and what got better with time. It feels like ages ago, but there ...