Staff writer Dylan Paradise reviews Kendrick Lamar’s extremely successful, newest album, “GNX,” which was filled with quality ...

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the Englewood, ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay ...

Two songs that deftly blend country and hip-hop influences reign as the longest-leading No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ...

Two St. Louis rappers are gearing up for a head-to-head lyrical showdown after a viral cypher incites an underground rap beef.

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Hanumankind broke into the Indian and global hip-hop scene with his release Big Dawgs. It has sent his popularity soaring, ...

The city has embraced rap, as its originators like Boss X went from making music in a run ... in the mainstreaming of hip-hop. He had won “The Rap of China” with a song called “Not Friendly ...

Even if you weren’t around when the band got their start in the late 1950s, you’ve definitely experienced the music of The Isley Brothers. With a sound that combines R&B, rock, funk and soul, their ...

In Kingston, the local — and global — legend opens up about his time away, how his genre can evolve, and why he might be collaborating soon with Cardi B.

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With more than 300 million global monthly users and over 100 billion global song recognitions since its launch, Shazam’s ...