Rosalía has won over millions of music lovers for her fusions of flamenco and urban Latin beats. But the Spanish artist's new ...

Wale's new album leans into honesty, pressure, healing and the struggles success can’t erase — offering rare reflection.

Young Thug left reporters speechless at the 2025 GQ Men of the Year Awards red carpet when he boldly declared himself a gay rapper and identified his controversial track “Ninja” as his personal LGBTQ ...

The rapper was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to President Obama's 2012 ...

Odeal. Snarky Puppy. The return of Tobias Jesso Jr. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Justus Sanchez from KNKX in ...

The Soulquarians era of the late ‘90s and early 2000s was brief but brilliant. The Roots, Common, and the late great D’Angelo released records that changed Black music, culture, and time itself.

The jazz-rap ensemble’s second album is dense, chaotic, and thrilling, with electroacoustic abstraction grounded by casual ...

Earlier this month, eager Hip-Hop fans had the chance to sail to the Bahamas via Norwegian Cruise Line for the third annual ...

Skepta revealed his 2026 album "Fork & Knife" and took aim at outdated industry figures who still believe they control Hip-Hop's future.

Following three years of house arrest and a pardon from President Trump, the Baton Rouge, La., rapper recently completed one of the biggest tours in rap history.

As BET pivoted its programming, the BET Hip Hop Awards and Soul Train Awards were suspended, a move CEO Scott Mills framed as part of a broader media transformation. Scott Mills, who stepped into the ...

ESSENCE talks to Wale about his return, the making of everything is a lot., and why this new chapter marks a major shift in ...