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 ...

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 ...

Universal Music Group partnered with Roblox to bring Drake, Kendrick Lamar and top rap stars to the gaming platform through new activations.

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Lily Massie and SAHXL. After he was sentenced to four years in prison for his prostitution convictions just a few weeks ago (Oct. 3 ...

'Hip-pop princess' is heating up the latter half with the new song mission. Today (the 4th) at 9:50 p.m. KST, episode 8 of Mnet's Unpretty Rapstar: Hip-pop Princess (hereafter 'Hip-pop Princess') will ...

Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 — after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski — check out three R&B/hip-hop top 10s. By Keith Caulfield The full list of Billboard’s 2025 year-end ...

In terms of artistic advancement, many rap fans would probably not consider Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” a genre-shifting single. However, regarding popular appeal, they probably would, as it was the ...

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...