A sold-out night at SOB’s honored DMX’s 55th birthday, but it became a powerful reminder that Hip-Hop’s energy is alive and well. For one night in New York City, time stopped. Hip-Hop’s past, present ...

In the canon of Hip Hop anthems, few songs have lived as many lives as DMX’s “Party Up (Up in Here).” Released at the turn of the millennium, the Swizz Beatz-produced single became the Ruff Ryders ...

Swizz Beatz, born Kasseem Dean in the Bronx, New York, has cemented his place as one of hip hop’s most influential producers. Emerging in the mid-1990s with chart-topping tracks for DMX, Jay-Z, and ...

The star’s attorneys reportedly plan to appeal the judge’s decision to drop Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar diss track exchanges. The star’s attorneys reportedly plan ...

Steve Rifkind denied claims that Def Jam and Swizz Beatz refused to pay for DMX’s funeral, saying they covered most of the costs. The music executive set the record straight on social media over the ...

DMX’s former manager has broken his silence regarding the alleged lack of financial assistance he received from various music industry figures while organizing the late rap star’s funeral. In an ...

The MGM+ series' executive music producer tells THR which beat has made him the most money and the one song that should have been a hit (but wasn’t). By Tony Maglio Swizz Beatz is anything but “Banned ...