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

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

Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.

Linkin Park's "Somewhere I Belong" reaches the top 10 on a Billboard chart for the first time, more than 20 years after its ...

Each year, the internet gives birth to a new lexicon, one that's as fast-moving and unpredictable as the online trends that ...

Jack Black and Paul Rudd star in self-aware revival of 'Anaconda,' where the only joke that lands is the idea anyone would want to remake that movie.

Photographs help us look back on the moments that defined the year. Taken by NPR photojournalists nationwide, this collection goes beyond the headlines to reveal quietly powerful human stories.

Most Oscar Best Actor contenders don’t need to disprove rumors that they’re secretly a British rap artist. Timothée Chalamet, though, is full of surprises — and bars. The Marty Supreme star has just ...