Hip-hop celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2023, and from its early renegade beginnings to becoming a big fish in the mainstream, many a clever lyric has been turned out by talented rhymers who ...

The collaboration has already struck a chord with audiences worldwide, amassing nearly 10 million views on YouTube since its release and drawing unanimous praise from critics and fans alike. The ...

The TDE artist clinched the coveted Best Rap Album award for her breakthrough mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal, making history as the first female artist to receive the nod for a mixtape.

Hip Hop in 2025 didn’t move in a straight line — it expanded, paused, reflected, and, in many cases, recalibrated. Rather than being defined by one dominant sound or culture-consuming headline, the ...

Released in 1995, this landmark album introduced a groundbreaking sound that helped reshape rap music.

Every month, The FADER's Vivian Medithi showcases all the standout rap songs from the past 30-ish days in one unranked list. Over the sort of subtle ShunGu beat that makes you sit up and listen a ...

As the year comes to an end, we’re paying tribute to our favorite albums and songs released across our favorite genres. This week, we tackled the very best K-pop songs of 2024, and today we’ve ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathy Applefeld Olson is a journalist and founder of Hollywood & Mind At the podium Doechii — the third woman to win a Best Rap ...

These are the best LA rap songs of all time, featuring classics from Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and more.

Ask 10 hip-hop fans of different ages what the greatest year in rap music was, and you’ll get 10 different answers. Music consumption is a deeply personal endeavor, shaped by individual taste and ...

May was a month jam-packed with new hip-hop releases, so let’s jump past the preamble and get into it. Not only did we get a pack of early “best hip-hop album of the year” contenders, but we also saw ...

In 1894, “The Little Lost Child” went “platinum” off sheet music sales in what might be considered the first successful music video marketing campaign. Innovations in aurafarming have taken things to ...