"Memphis is a dark city," says Memphis rap icon and lifelong resident Playa ... Their numbered volumes, usually labeled sparsely with typewriter fonts on plain white stickers, sold through car ...

Click here for that audio. In the years since hip-hop originated in New York, many other cities have fueled its global success. Memphis, Tennessee, is one of them. It’s brimming with talented ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The City of Memphis ...

Memphis is no stranger to big-time rap acts. Thirty years after Three 6 Mafia emerged in the 1990s, the revered rap group are still getting their songs sampled and referenced in new songs from ...

In 2023, Memphis hip-hop is continuing what has been a historically significant (and commercially successful) run over the last few years. So far this year, the releases from both established and ...

Denzel Washington is apparently a big fan of contemporary Memphis rap. According to rapper/actor A$AP Rocky – who stars with Washington in Spike Lee’s upcoming ...

Click here to see the entire list. In the beginning To get to Memphis' global influence on hip-hop, you have to reach up and stretch far back, way back, waaaay back on this continent, across ...

Project Pat is a Memphis rap legend. He has been a fixture of the city’s hip-hop scene for 25 years and recently saw a resurgence outside the city thanks to high-profile co-signs from younger ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who helped two hired killers after they gunned down rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery three years ago has been sentenced to six years probation ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Saturday marked a day set aside specifically for a pair of Memphis legends. We’re referring to longtime rap duo 8Ball & MJG. City officials and the community celebrated the two ...

Memphis rap sensation GloRilla will launch The GLORIOUS Tour in support of her debut album. The nationwide trek begins March 5 in Oklahoma City, marking her transition from Memphis underground ...