It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

The best songs of 2025 delivered viral moments, genre shifts, and cultural heat. See which Hip Hop and R&B tracks defined ...

Barack Obama's 2025 playlist highlighted Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Gunna as key Hip-Hop voices shaping the sound of today and ...

Fans called the shots in 2025. Discover the top genres and what their choices mean for the future of music in 2026.

The path from Compton to Jerusalem isn’t typically considered a straight line, but an innovative trio of thought leaders was ...

Most independent rappers don’t fail because the music is bad. They fail because they don’t understand the first 24 hours.

The Notorious B.I.G. released Big Poppa, a record that would permanently shift his trajectory and reshape how Hip Hop crossed ...

Christian hip-hop artist Trip Lee switched gears for his latest project, jumping into worship music to create an album for ...

We saw Tyler, The Creator at Hinterland, rocked with Rick Ross in Waterloo and just missed Adamn Killa storming the quad at Iowa State University. Here were some of our favorite rap moments of 2025, ...

Big names coming to the Reno-Tahoe area include Talib Kweli, Mickey Avalon and a triple bill of Xzibit, Warren G and Too ...

New York City kids will soon be able to learn all about hip-hop in its birthplace, the Bronx. Officials voted to approve the ...