On J. Cole's just-released album, The Fall-Off, there's a song titled "What If" where the Dreamville leader raps from the perspective of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. On Friday (Feb. 6), J. Cole ...

Kendrick Lamar is now the most decorated Grammy-winning rapper of all time, with his mantle holding a total of 27 awards. The “Humble” rapper blew past previous record-holder Jay-Z’s 24 wins, scooping ...

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 ...

Both President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his estranged vice president, Sara Duterte, are under increasing pressure after a year of outrage and protest. Three impeachment complaints were filed against ...

North West raps that she was “banned” from school in a new song with her dad, Kanye West. The 12-year-old daughter of the Grammy winner and Kim Kardashian shared a teaser for the track on her ...

**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...

North West rapped about loving piercings and tattoos on her new collaboration with dad Kanye West, titled “Piercing on My Hand (Ye’s version).” “Piercing on my hand, the other holding bands,” North, ...

J. Cole is officially back in motion, and he’s doing it in classic conceptual form. The Dreamville rapper released a new song this week as part of his rollout for highly anticipated album The Fall Off ...

Hip-hop has been super volatile over the last couple of years. Given all the questions swirling around the genre during its 50th decade—who are the new stars? Where are the hit records? Is hip-hop on ...

The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” passed in 2025, made many changes to federal student loan ...

Speculation has been flying over the past few weeks that EsDeeKid, a Liverpool rapper who performs with his face shrouded around his eyes, is actually the musical side project of actor Timothée ...