From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

A look at 2025's most standout albums, spanning pop, hip-hop, and beyond, highlighting the year's boldest sounds and most memorable releases.

Nothing about Biz Markie’s unapologetically wacky, is-this-guy-for-real? 1989 hip-hop love song “Just A Friend” screamed POP HIT! The “vocalist,” a Long Island, New York MC, deejay and beat boxing ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Rico Nasty, Samara Cyn, and Sexyy Red. With summer inching closer, rap and hip-hop are back outside — so to speak. New York ...

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The last week of June is stacked with new hip-hop releases. This week, a hit-making producer drops a solo LP, an indie rapper with a huge following releases his sixth album, a rapper-turned-pop star ...

These days, the line between Hip Hop and pop is nearly invisible. In many cases, rap artists routinely drive the sound and the success of global pop culture. At the same time, pop stars have long ...

Hip-hop’s impact on fashion and lifestyle has only grown stronger. Collaborations between rappers and major brands have become the norm, with artists like Travis Scott and Cardi B setting trends that ...

Republic Records is stepping into the gaming arena in a major way. The label has announced a strategic partnership with developer Nothing Projects Interactive to launch OnlyHands, a real-time mobile ...

When Nas said “hip-hop is dead,” this certainly isn’t what he meant. Since 1990, rap music has topped the music charts as arguably the most impactful genre in the world. But for the first time in ...

On Thursday, Lollapalooza plugs back into Grant Park, bringing 170-plus bands on eight stages across four days. To help make sense of the massive lineup, we asked local experts in the worlds of ...