Janet Jackson, Chaka Khan Earn Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Noms They join LL Cool J and members of Rufus and Rage Against the Machine on the new list of prospective inductees of color. Sameer Rao Oct 9, 2018 11:59AM EDT
LL Cool J Is First Rapper Honored by Kennedy Center Musicians Gloria Estefan and Lionel Richie and dancer Carmen de Lavallade were also fêted at the Kennedy Center Honors celebration. Sameer Rao Dec 4, 2017 3:33PM EST
Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The influential Black singer-songwriters are part of a list of nominees that spans generations. Sameer Rao Oct 5, 2017 12:40PM EDT
Hip-Hop Nation Pays Respects to Big Kap The influential DJ died at the age of 45 from undisclosed causes. Sameer Rao Feb 3, 2016 1:11PM EST
VIDEO: Watch Jamel, 'The Time-Traveling B-Boy,' Escape Spanish Colonialism If you aren’t watching this hilarious web series, then you better start. Sameer Rao Aug 28, 2015 2:24PM EDT
