Throughout the roughly 13-minute performance, Lamar teased “Not Like Us,” his biggest hit to date and the song that has made Universal Music Group (Lamar’s label) the subject of a libel lawsuit. The ...

In February of 2000, 25 years ago, an undeniable shift hit hip-hop in the same way terrible news hits your heart. At the time ...

Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys.

Apple Music commissioned Mannie Fresh, Legatron Prime, DJ Poppa and KLC the Drum Major to make mixes ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

At its core, hip-hop is a voice for the voiceless seeking to address systemic inequities through storytelling.

Both a concept album and a mirror to reality, it’s clear that Goyard Ibn Said is Guevara giving it his all, using the titular ...

Many squads, like the most recent champions at 25th-placed Manchester City and 16th-placed Real Madrid, wouldn’t have expected to be anything close to the position they currently find themselves ...

A good case in point is the “Anatomy of a Song” workshops being put on by the Kindred Folk Society. Quoting from their flyer, “Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, you will learn about writing, ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like 4Fargo, Bryant Barnes and THEY. 2025 is only three weeks old and the rap world is in full-swing. Outside of the headlines ...