From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

As of today, MTV will no longer air music videos—and of all the lists and round-ups published this past month, few, if any, ...

Did you know that the first-ever hit single from pioneering Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast, 1993's "Player's Ball", was a Christmas song?

The remixes, the hooks, the guest verses that mattered. Here’s the proof that Jennifer Lopez stayed tapped into the culture ...

What does good rapping sound like in 2025? It depends on who you ask. It’s no secret that hip-hop is more splintered than ever, with different pockets and intersections thriving in their own ...

Honestly, ten years doesn’t seem like much when you’re living through it. A decade passes and you look back thinking ...

Spotify AI Playlist isn't done after you create and save the playlist. You can go back into any AI Playlist from your Spotify library and make further refinements. In this way, Spotify is giving you a ...

Many will laugh now, but in 2009, learning to pindrop was a young Angeleno’s rite of passage. Equipped with only an iPod, wired earphones through your crew neck and the tightest jeans in your closet, ...

Uncover the stories behind the biggest rivalries in NBA history and see how these matchups have influenced the league.

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...