In celebration of Valentine's Day and Black History Month, Billboard looks back at the genre's rich romantic legacy.

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So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here’s a roundup of the 5 rap albums from January 2025 that stood out to us most. We also probably still missed or haven’t spent enough time with ...

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Rapper Doechii won best rap album at Sunday's Grammy Awards, becoming the third woman in the award show's history to claim ...

The Swamp Princess is officially a Grammy winner. Doechii took home the award for Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammys, for her ...

Doechii won Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammy awards, becoming the third Black woman to take home the trophy after Cardi B ...

After Cardi B revealed that Doechii won the award for best rap album for Alligator Bites Never Heal, she instantly burst into ...

The ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ hitmaker credited her sobriety and spoke directly to Black women watching as she accepted ...

Doechii's uplifting and inspiring acceptance speech after winning best rap album at the Grammys earned her a standing ovation ...

Beyoncé won album of the year for “Cowboy Carter” at Sunday’s Grammys, delivering her — at last — the show’s elusive top ...