Leon Thomas, who won a Grammy in 2024 as a writer on SZA’s hit “Snooze,” scored his first major solo hit last year with this moody and somewhat self-deprecating tune, which seamlessly blends ...

VSP announced earlier this month that it successfully implemented a legislatively mandated Federal Rap Back Program. Officials say the achievement marks a significant step forward in enhancing public ...

Timothée Chalamet is proudly repping his billionaire girlfriend, Kylie Jenner — and he’s doing it on a rap track. The 29-year-old actor appears on a new song from elusive U.K. rapper EsDeeKid, a ...

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Vets and newbies flexed their best bars in 2025. After being spoiled by a monstrous three-peat from Future, a lyrical face-off between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and scintillating releases from Doechii ...

Twenty years ago, Mike Jones helped bring the sound of Houston to the world. He can still remember what it felt like. “2005 was a moment in time that will forever be filled with memories that are ...

Two men accused of killing a Jacksonville rapper in 2020 during a feud over lyrics will spend the rest of their lives in prison. Charles McCormick Jr., 23, known as Lil Buck, was shot and killed ...

Hip-hop is in a complicated place right now. It’s not the dominant force it once was, but it remains the engine of popular music, with flashier, more global genres borrowing its strategies, sounds, ...

LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Hundreds of fans turned out to support a member of Irish rap group Kneecap on Wednesday at a London court as he sought to throw out a terrorism charge for allegedly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lil Wayne’s “The Days” featuring Bono debuts at No. 21 on the Hot ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. Maxo’s fifth full-length comes after a gentle 2024 hiatus, though he didn’t leave fans entirely ...