Alonso Pirio is a media composer based in Los Angeles, Calif. Growing up playing videogames and living in a mixed-background ...

Classical instruments and orchestrations aren’t unknown in hip-hop music, but nobody mingles those sounds like the Illharmonic Orchestra. On Nov. 22, the New York-based ensemble is playing the Shubert ...

The Greatest of All-Time Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, Songs and Albums rankings are based on weekly performance on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (from its Oct. 20, 1958 inception through Feb. 25, 2017) and Top ...

The top songwriters Billboard Hot 100 and selective genre songs chart that utilize the Hot 100 formula (blending streaming, airplay and download sales data). Rankings are based on accumulated weekly ...

Having a diamond-certified record for selling at least 10 million units is one of the highest accomplishments in the music industry and is a true indicator of being a superstar. In hip-hop, only a ...

This week’s Notable Releases include Danny Brown’s hyperpop album, Cali hardcore band Drain’s best LP yet, Rosalía’s opera album, Armand Hammer & The Alchemist, and more. De La Soul’s 10th album, and ...

Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these celebratory ...

What do these strangers think when a Classical violinist starts playing Juice Wrld, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, and Dr. Dre? SUBSCRIBE: NOTIFICATIONS ON BUSINESS INQUIRIES [email protected] ...

Balancing her creativity with the responsibilities of her day-to-day life has been a challenge, but a worthwhile one for grace shinhae jun (who uses lowercase lettering in the spelling of her name).

Every interpretation of music is subjective, and people are motivated by different things, so there is no single way to define a “motivational” hip-hop song . You just know one when it smacks you ...

November 11, 2025 • The last album by one of hip-hop's great duos requires no asterisk, and the group embodies the spirit of its hood more than ever. The rapper explains why the music is so imbued ...