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Plaintiff alleges she faced harassment and battery by the hip-hop mogul and that her career was stalled by his ‘assaultive behavior’

A look back at the Beastie Boys' rocky relationship with the bearded superproducer

Jeff Hanneman was the architect behind some of Slayer's biggest - and most infamous - songs but his 2011 passing was a tragedy that shook thrash metal

Rapper could face 90 days in jail

On "Salon Talks" the comic discussed the "grind" of stand-up, Filipinos on TV and "cool" romantic break ups

The co-founder of Def Jam Records and the man behind countless hits, from the Beastie Boys and Jay-Z to Neil Young, offers artistic wisdom that is both gnomic and pertinent

Cher, 76, was pictured holding hands with Alexander Edwards, 36, in LA last week

LOS ANGELES — A week after Endeavor Chief Executive Ari Emanuel called for businesses to cut ties with the artist formerly known as Kanye West after his antisemitic remarks, companies such as Adidas and the Gap stopped working with him.

Adidas is among the global companies that have cut ties with the American rapper

After one of the ugliest months of his career, Kanye West’s long list of business partners again face a choice — stick with him, knowing at any moment he could launch into a hateful tirade against anyone from his soon-to-be-ex-wife’s new boyfriend to Jewish people at large — or finally…

In an interview with Morning Edition, rapper Logic explains the central message of his new album, Vinyl Days: "I rap good! Let's just be honest here."