Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school's "first" hip-hop ...

For the past 25 years, out outfits have all been built from the ground up — literally — starting with what’s on our feet.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Nav, Will Smith, and Lil Durk.

Five years, 125 million players, and a cultural phenomenon. Call of Duty: Warzone isn’t just a game; it’s a digital ...

Enjoy this week's list, featuring new songs from Wiz Khalifa ("5 Star" featuring Gunna ), YG ("2004" featuring Buddy & The Gang), NLE Choppa ("Hard Life" featuring Carey Washington) and more. See you ...

While the debate over the true origins of Southern Hip-Hop continues, there’s no denying Uncle Luke’s commercial impact during the 1980s. With 2 Live Crew, he dominated the Miami bass sound, achieving ...

The Boss plans to put out seven unreleased albums in June, including material from his experimental recordings in the '90s.

Some say that architecture and urban planning practices in the 20th century led to the creation of Hip-Hop. This class will ...

In “Straight Loops, Light & Soul,” a project evoking Roy DeCarava’s Harlem jazz pictures and the music of J Dilla, Williams ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

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 ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Diany Dior and JayDon. If the “I am music” tag isn’t playing on a loop in your head, clearly you missed one of the year ...