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 ...

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

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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Press play for the latest from Lil Baby, Young Thug, and Future, SZA, EST GEE, Kendrick Lamar, and more this week on Audacy’s ...

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 ...

UK dance superstar Becky Hill will return to Australia and New Zealand in January 2025, following her successful tour in ...

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.

Billboard’s Top Artists, along with the Top Billboard 200 Albums and Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st Century, are based on ...