In 2025, the Top 10 most-listened-to artists on Spotify worldwide reflect a musical landscape dominated by a few streaming ...

Like Fela, Falz packs his music with playfulness and satire while also stirring public consciousness with activist lyrics. Both call for action against the oppressive political class. In 2020, when ...

That’s the case with albums from Lamar and Clipse, as well as J.I.D’s God Does Like Ugly. (J.I.D has long been a respected lyricist too.) Markman is also impressed with the growth that Tyler, the ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

Here, five writers with roots and homes across the continent and diaspora sift through a wide world of sounds for some of the ...

Rapper collective doesn’t want to be bogged down in rivalry. If it’s not about making money or providing for their loved ones ...

Salt-N-Pepa were the first all-female rap act to go platinum and receive a Grammy award. They are now suing for the rights to ...

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 ...

Taylor Swift makes $1 million donation to American Heart Association in honor of her dad Letters to the editor: One of ...

"Went Legit" is the latest music video from Worcester hip-hop artist and musician Big Nate Allstar, and it features the city prominently.

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After calling for peace between Young Thug and Gunna, 21 Savage ignited a broader debate about street codes and whether rap’s old rules still matter ...