With 2024’s Yvette and last year’s Joint4u!, Kaicrewsade brings you into a relaxed jam session that prioritizes that kind of ...

Punk trio Codefendants rage against algorithm-driven social media alienation with a little help from Sublime's Jakob ...

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A panel of The Athletic writers ranked 24 of the greatest NBA drops in lyrics that spanned almost five decades worth of ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

"Body" leads 17 songs on the list, all from the rapper-singer's chart-topping Octane. By Trevor Anderson Don Toliver’s busy week across Billboard’s charts includes the rapper-singer’s first No. 1 hit ...

The Compton rapper came into the biggest night in music with an astounding nine nominations, and he has already won three awards. Before the Grammys officially aired, Lamar won Best Melodic Rap ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

In 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince received the first-ever rap Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance for their track, “Parents Just Don’t Understand”. Since then, the genre has grown ...

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 ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

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 ...