Darryl McDaniels recalls what it was like for Run-DMC to work with Aerosmith on 1984's "Walk This Way." The 61-year-old hip ...

Officials with the Essence Festival of Culture have released the first wave of performers set to hit the stage for the 2026 ...

Balendra Shah, a musician-turned-politician and the prime ministerial hopeful for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), rings a bell, which serves as the ...

Hip-hop has always talked about money, but today it’s shaping how young people think about financial independence.

King and Domani drop two angry 50 Cent diss tracks after Fif appeared to have diss T.I. and the Harris family on the new ...

The Compton rapper came into the biggest night in music with an astounding nine nominations, and he has already won three awards. Before the Grammys officially aired, Lamar won Best Melodic Rap ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

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 ...

Billboard crowns Cardi B #1 on their hottest female rap artists of 2025 list beating out a number of other acts. Cardi B‘s dominance of Billboard’s new female rap ranking proves women now control ...

At the end of the 20th century, hip-hop was booming, but the mood was dour. Two of the greatest rappers of all time—2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.—had recently been violently killed. Artists were ...

The Recording Academy has officially announced the nominees for Best Rap Album at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards, delivering one of the most competitive lineups in recent memory. This year features multiple ...