Hip-hop and rap have been driving culture in the U.S. for almost four decades now, especially in America. So why are these ...

Last week's Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, after Kendrick Lamar and SZA 's "Luther" - a 13-week No. 1 hit - dropped off the chart. With that departure, the genre that ...

Formed in Bergen County in 1990, Dog Eat Dog were one of many positive hardcore bands from the fertile New Jersey scene of ...

Kehlani bags her first No. 1 on Billboard ’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Folded” snags the summit on the list dated Nov.

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a Friend.” That placement marked the beginning of a successful streak of a ...

Following three years of house arrest and a pardon from President Trump, the Baton Rouge, La., rapper recently completed one of the biggest tours in rap history.

A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...

Memphis hip-hop star GloRilla is going for Grammy gold yet again, earning three nominations for the 2026 awards.

But one rapper who has long feuded with a fellow 2000s music star says he thinks they’re bad for the culture — and for ...