Sam. E steps into the Rap Draft booth for Freestyle Friday and delivers straight bars with confidence and control — no hook, no safety net, just skill on display.

Asghedom, the daughter of late rapper Nipsey Hussle, graduated from high school. The 17-year-old was flanked by her uncle, ...

Last year, Sam Barber talked to Rolling Stone about his approach to country songwriting. “It’s art. It’s painting something,” ...

Sam Bankman-Fried got a Drake shoutout, posted from prison, and faced a new $10M forfeiture order tied to his Semafor investment.

In the past few weeks, I have seen a whole lot of evidence of a gathering JPEGMAFIA backlash. This makes sense. At times, it has appeared that JPEGMAFIA is actively courting just such a backlash. He ...

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I thought the river looked normal until I noticed something hiding just beneath the surface. Then I realized it was a croc, and it was much closer than I expected. The whole moment changed fast once ...

Though it’s not the first place when you think of country music, the state of California has plenty of country fans… and believe it or not, quite a few who call the Golden State home. Merle Haggard, ...

You think of Sam Presti and the first thing that comes to mind is probably general manager. Some might even think "the architect behind the Oklahoma City Thunder and last year's championship run." But ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

It feels like the Billboard charts could use a good rap beef right about now. That’s because, according to the publication, for the first time since 1990, there is no hip hop in the Top 40 of the ...