Rap veterans Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are best known for "Tha Crossroads," their 1996 tribute to late mentor and label head ...

Far more people stepped onstage Sunday than on Essence’s first two nights. Here's music writer Keith Spera's review.

After taking over New Orleans and bringing together some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood, ESSENCE Festival of Culture ...

Tyga is stepping into an entirely new creative universe with $TARFACE — a character-driven project rooted in 1980s synth-wave ...

Between live music, throwback tributes, and genuine summertime vibes, we’ve got plenty in store for this week’s special ...

Tyga is stepping into a new lane with the introduction of his "alter-ego" $TARFACE–which seems to be a play off of the 1980s ...

Missy Elliott’s Aaliyah tribute and performances from George Clinton, Public Enemy, and T.I. closed out ESSENCE Festival 2026 ...

The Essence Festival of Culture dates to 1995. But it seems as if Essence must prove itself all over again in what is shaping ...

Thirty years ago, Nas released 'It Was Written', his classic follow up to 'Illmatic.' Here is the story of how he avoided the ...

On July 3, 1996, Roland Emmerich’s disaster epic Independence Day paid off months of hype to become an instant box-office smash. It was not just the highest-grossing film of the year, but one of the ...

Missy Elliott, who curated the tribute and was close to Aaliyah, helped anchor the night emotionally as it bounced from ...