Last year, writers Timmhotep Aku and Andre Gee asked if rap had indeed lost its revolutionary identity—or if it ever had one. The commercial forces that thrust hip-hop into the mainstream also ...

When Dead Prez 's former record label wanted a hit single, the rap duo decided to imitate mainstream acts on their biggest ...

Singer Raftaar who is also prominently known for his rap in the Bollywood songs shared his views on the existing diss culture ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums ... Staten Island native Wolfacejoeyy’s music mostly operates in that vein of melodic New York rap embraced by characters like A Boogie Wit ...

Famed music executive Irv Gotti ... and his relationships with other rap stars including The Notorious B.I.G. His death was met with online tributes from the rap and hip-hop community. Ye, also known ...

when the group beat Arrested Development and TLC to win “Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist” at the American Music Awards. In their acceptance speech, the group thanked Run D.M.C., who presented ...

Apple Music is going all-in on Kendrick Lamar ahead of his Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. Today, Apple highlighted the ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like 4Fargo, Bryant Barnes and THEY. 2025 is only three weeks old and the rap world is in full-swing. Outside of the headlines ...

Memphis in May's Beale Street Music Festival set to ... sportswear and hip-hop-inspired apparel. FUBU has long been associated with rap and entertainment culture, with hip-hop star LL Cool J ...

So much rap music comes out all the time ... vocalists and producers from in and around the world of underground hip hop, including Fatboi Sharif, Liv.e, Bbymutha, B L A C K I E, Ho99o9, 454 ...

His foray into music ... rap’s A-list. On her debut LP, “Glorious,” she’s hoping that showing more sides of her personality will help her stay there. LL Cool J is 56, and has been a hip ...

The UK rap-scene has been evolving in recent years, taking inspiration from its US counterpart. Drill - a controversial subgenre of rap music - has ... its squeaky-clean hip-hop counterparts ...