From the fraught first year that the Grammys acknowledged hip-hop, it was clear that the then-emerging genre and the old-Hollywood music business establishment that puts the show on each year would ...

We don't talk about the sound of rap anymore, because there isn't one. Or two. Or twelve. The map is more like a metaverse, a malleable collection of regional sounds, virtual alliances and divergent ...

The Atlantic recording artist also joins 2Pac and Lil Wayne on an exclusive list of rappers. YoungBoy Never Broke Again scored his fourth career #1 album on the Billboard 200. Sincerely, Kentrell ...

Despite how they’ve at times been ideologically pitted against one another, country music and hip-hop are often compared as the two forms of pop music that speak most directly to the everyday problems ...

This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: ’73 Till Infinity series, a celebration of the genre’s 50th anniversary. Producers are just as (if not more) important than MCs on a track. As much as fans care ...

Despite undergoing a heart transplant, rap pioneer Kurtis Blow returns to the stage in the Hip Hop Nutcracker which began touring the country again last weekend in San Diego. Also Read:Showtime kicks ...

Though they were preceded with a nostalgic special edition of the long-retired Rap City and capped with a medley of Nelly’s hits through the aughts, this year’s annual BET Hip Hop Awards was at its ...

If you don't recognize the rapper from her performances or her massive social media presence (she boasts almost 17 million followers across Instagram, TikTok and Twitter), you've likely heard one of ...

For the first time this decade, three rap albums are nominated for Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys. Here’s why hip-hop ...

“Sunshine rap” is Spokane hip-hop artist All Day Trey’s own subgenre. In his own words, it’s “all about the vibe.” When writing and recording, he “pictures somebody riding around with the windows down ...

Lil Baby wins a coveted award at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards. On Tuesday evening (Oct. 5), Lil Baby was deemed Hip Hop Artist of the Year at the annual celebration of hip-hop, which aired from the ...