Rolling Stone ranks the best Afropop songs of the year featuring Adekunle Gold, Rema, Moily, Theodora, Tyla, Davido, Bien, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to "Trap Christmas"...rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms.

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Dallas rapper Cameron McCloud committed to releasing a new verse every day, gaining attention from Jasmine Crockett. The Cure ...

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U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall found the government failed to prove that Karl Jordan Jr.'s role in the 2002 killing ...

The ‘Superman’ writer-director took time out from head-honchoing the DC Universe to make us a killer year-end playlist.

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...