J Diggs received a 10-year prison sentence after an Oklahoma traffic stop uncovered four pounds of marijuana and cash, ending the Bay Area rapper’s case.

One of the best songs from one of the best metal albums of 2025. No Loss, No Love veered from savagely heavy, pick-scraped ...

Whether you're a California native, a transplant, or simply dream of living there, the world of music offers no shortage of tunes written in tribute to the Golden State. These songs span a wide range ...

Dec. 24 is a date that stands out in hip-hop and R&B for many reasons. To start, Young Zee was born on this day in 1970. He’s ...

After calling for peace between Young Thug and Gunna, 21 Savage ignited a broader debate about street codes and whether rap’s old rules still matter ...

The first solo album in three years from the New York rapper (and his first release since his twin 2023 stunners, the Kenny Segal collab Maps, which landed on our 2023 year-end list, and Armand Hammer ...

Memphis rap star GloRilla release her pretty-great full-length debut GLORIOUS about a year ago, and she recently collaborated with Summer Walker and performed with Tyler, The Creator at Camp Flog Gnaw ...

True longevity in hip-hop is rare, and in recent years, Nas has been showing the culture how it’s done. When the world shut down at the start of this decade, he opened up. COVID and pandemic be damned ...

The year 2020 was an odd one for the world, but the year certainly had plenty of great music. These four country songs all came out in 2020 and have sadly already been forgotten, even though they are ...

Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...