At the very end of his fourth album, 1991’s O.G. Original Gangster ... enemies are American politicians: the ones who orchestrated the crack epidemic, the ones who made sure black leaders ...

Playboi Carti confirms I Am Music album completion while teasing a separate JAY-Z sample track as billboards appear nationwide ahead of March 12 deadline.

After a day of what’s become regular hate-ranting on X (formerly Twitter), Kanye West took a break to release his new album ...

But for Black Americans, these pieces of art may carry an inheritance beyond just their family lineage. As demonstrated in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s new exhibition at its Renwick ...

The rapper began a working relationship in 2000 when the Chicago-born emcee produced a track for Beanie Sigel, who was signed to Jay’s Roc-A-Fella Records.

The Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English started the African American Read-In in 1990 as a way to make literacy a part of Black History Month, according to the National ...

February 3, 2025 • This week on In Black America, producer and host John ... best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, with an ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Jay-Z ...

He holds the honor of being the first American and first Black designer to ever lead a Parisian haute couture house. Jaxon Eugene Jackson was born on August 30, 1941, in Queens, New York.

In a touching act of kindness, the 'American Gangster' star reminded her that he's 'regular people just like you.' Washington's heartwarming display of humility was captured on camera and ...