RNB Philly Staff

This documentary examines gender-specific differences in artistry, marketing, promotion and economics, explores why there are far fewer female than male MCs, and discusses whether there's still a place for women in hip-hop.

There are dozens, maybe hundreds of songs by female MCs that have earned their place in hip-hop history. But sometimes it’s not a whole song, just a verse, 8 to 16 bars that serve as defining moments for that MC.

Most women are on some sort of diet or work-out schedule to tone down a bit.  In some cases, it turns deadly when people take their weight loss to a new level.  Tyra Banks, who always supports the size 8 on America’s Next Top Model, recently went the opposite way when she supported a contestant […]

Kanye gave everyone a heads up on Twitter yesterday that he’d be stopping by Hot 97 in NYC to debut some new music.

Everyone knows about Kanye West’s (literally) show-stealing appearance at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, and apparently the rapper/producer has been invited back to this year’s show.

Shaq may have one of the oddest side jobs we have ever heard of.

Up-and-coming rapper Charles Hamilton checked himself into a mental institution last month, but fans of the Sonic-The-Hedgehog loving rapper will be happy to know that he’s back home.

A few weeks ago we reported that the "Basketball Wives" couple we loved to hate had a wrench thrown in their wedding plans. As you know, rumors started to swirl. Now the two are doing their best to give a politically correct answer as to what happened.

T.I stopped by 93.9 to talk about Takers.

Nowadays, it’s hard to find someone who isn’t depressed.  Whether it’s family, friends, or money, nobody has the perfect life. But when do problems become too much to handle? Fantasia felt that she had too much on her plate and tried to end it: Now we are all wondering what happened that made her get […]

Jeezy clears up the misconception that he was talking about Rick Ross in his latest song.