Young MC won a Grammy for "Bust a Move" after co-writing "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" for Tone Loc. Here's what he ...

One of the most accomplished careers in hip-hop, Dr Dre also has a lot of love for two rock groups too. One is Kraftwerk but ...

Black Owned NWA, a local group, hosted its eighth Black Business Expo at Fayetteville Town Center. "This is particularly true ...

The history of the NWA World Tag Team Championships is a bit complex. For years, various territories used their own versions of tag team titles before the NWA recognized the Mid-Atlantic version as ...

Marshall Saviers, CEO of Cushman & Wakefield | Sage Partners, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the state, says the Northwest Arkansas market is in a pretty healthy place right now, ...

Many professional basketball players have dabbled in music, but in 2025, one baller's rap career is beginning to reach new heights. LiAngelo Ball, the middle brother of Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest-growing areas in the country. By 2050, more than one million people are expected to call the region home. While local ...

to the rapper’s murder, to “No Vaseline”, in which Ice Cube savagely dissected his former NWA collaborators, the rap genre is littered with songs of spite and retribution. But it’s telling that most ...

The "Swamp Princess" is now a Grammy-certified royal. Breakout hip-hop star Doechii took home the prize for best rap album at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. The Tampa, Florida ...

Drake and Kendrick Lamar's explosive feud has captivated the hip-hop world — but as Drake notes in his diss track "Push Ups," the two have an even more tangled, contentious history than meets ...

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