A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past.

Kelly Rule joined the FOX 29 News team in December 2018 as a general assignment reporter. Prior to returning to her hometown, Kelly worked briefly at FOX 5 in Washington D.C. Her broadcasting ...

Ashanti pays tribute to Irv Gotti, who died aged 54 earlier this week: "I will forever be grateful for everything that you’ve done for me" ...

Ashanti and Irv Gotti. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Essence and Prince Williams/ Getty Images This story was originally published in 2022. It has been ...

The rapper, who has been caught up in a bitter feud with Gotti for over 20 years, posted a tasteless tribute to the ...

Ja Rule and Ashanti, and "Southside" by Lloyd ft. Ashanti don't even begin to cover it. Before launching his prominent label, Murder Inc., in 1998, Irv worked as an A&R at Def Jam, where he helped ...

The producer, who founded the hip-hop label Murder Inc Records, produced nearly 30 Hot 100 hits in the US charts for artists including Ashanti ... hip-hop and R&B. "His creative genius and unwavering ...

Records, who helped launch the careers of such artists as Ashanti, Ja Rule and DMX ... “His contributions at Def Jam, as both an A&R executive and in partnership with Murder, Inc., ...

However, he also established himself as a sought-after producer and songwriter, crafting hits for Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, the late rapper DMX, Ashanti, and several other top hip-hop and R&B stars.

It started the careers of several commercially successful acts, including rapper Ja Rule and R&B singer Ashanti. Gotti battled legal challenges that rocked the hip-hop industry in the early 2000s.

A hip-hop music legend best known for his work with DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti is dead at age 54 ... “His contributions at Def Jam, as both an A&R executive and in partnership with Murder Inc., ...