Mr. Magic, a rapper from the 9th Ward who recorded with the famed No Limit Records during the 1990s, reportedly died in a car accident Saturday, according to numerous reports on social media. According to Complex Music, Mr. Magic, born Awood Johnson, died in the accident with his wife. The crash reportedly took place in Mississippi, 

The highest court in the land won't be weighing in on the fate of C-Murder. The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear the local rapper appeal his 2009 murder conviction. C-Murder, real name Corey Miller, was convicted of second degree murder for killing 16-year-old fan Steve Thomas at a West Bank nightclub in 2002.

New Orleans' hip-hop community continues to make waves beyond the 504. This week, April Siese caught G-Eazy during a rare spare moment to  talk about his blooming career.

New Orleans has its own unique brand of music, and this weekend, the 3rd Annual NOLA Underground Hip-Hop Awards is coming to remind residents that our city is famous for more than brass, jazz, and funk.

A judge shipped one of the original Hot Boys to the Big House today. B.G. was sentenced to 14 years in prison today by U.S. District Judge Helen Berrigan, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office. The 28-year-old, who along with Juvenile, Lil Wayne and Turk formed the early Cash Money Records supergroup Hot Boys, pled guilty to gun possession and obstruction of justice charges last year.

New Orleans is famous for its music, but many outsiders find the city synonymous with only certain genres and styles. Flying under the radar of trendy press coverage of artists featured in HBO’s Treme and bounce on late night television, is a diverse and tight knit movement of young emerging artists with an intelligent world view and unique, genre-bending talent.

Local lyricist Truth Universal combines politically charged messages with traditional, bare-boned beats, and performs his original sounds live in town and beyond.