Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Hip Hop, a stage name isn't just a name. It's a brand, a persona, a reinvention. But behind every rap alias is a real name, a ...

Philly rapper Eve has been a respected figure in Hip-Hop since debuting as The Ruff Ryders’ First Lady back in 1999. Recently, the “Tamborine” artist gave her take on the influx of popular women ...

West Coast rap has a rich history of female artists who pushed the sound forward. Women on the West Coast brought a range of styles, from lyricism to party anthems. These artists left an indelible ...

Going back to the early days of rap music, stage names have been a huge part of its culture. Even many of the most popular rappers to ever hold a microphone have kept their real names a mystery, ...

Wale recently named his favorite rappers ever. On Monday, the Grammy-nominated rapper and his longtime manager, Kazz Laidla,w sat down for an invite-only conversation at Soho Works in Brooklyn as part ...

In August of 2025, hip-hop turned the still-very-young age of 52, but let some of its fans tell it the genre is still a young man’s game. However, upon looking at its current landscape, some of rap’s ...