THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

As rap music continues to evolve ... Bottom line: Sophomore albums don't come much more scrutinized than Nas' "It Was Written ...

In rap music, the guest feature is a sacred thing. It has many functions—it can be a way to introduce a new artist to the world, get a big name on a song by an up-and-coming artist who is in ...

For those willing to dig a little deeper than Spotify’s Rap Caviar, there’s no shortage of vital and surprising music being made in regional scenes from Philadelphia to Chicago to Orlando.

Written by Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush ... just its commercial success but its cultural impact. It legitimized rap music in the eyes of mainstream audiences, transforming it from a ...