NOBODY’S EVER ACCUSED Hot 97 of holding back when it comes to playing songs with controversial lyrics. But more than a few ears perked last week when the city’s hip-hop station entered the single ...

Kirk Franklin in the 2011 American Idol FInale Press Room at Nokia at LA Live on May 25, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA — Photo by Jean_Nelson/DepositePhotos The choir’s ...

'If you think we've gotten too radical with our message," barked Kirk Franklin at the beginning of "Stomp," his 1997 collaboration with the God's Property choir, "I've got news for you: You ain't ...

The Muscogee Creek Nation, located in Oklahoma, brings traditions old and new to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, Nov. 16–18. The three-day event will celebrate the Muscogee ...