The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Busta Rhymes, Central Cee, and Mac Miller.

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

This smooth, storytelling song from Warren G and Nate Dogg epitomizes the 1990s G-funk sound that emerged from West Coast ...

The best albums of 21st century so far, including Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Radiohead, Lady Gaga, and more ...

Two songs that deftly blend country and hip-hop influences reign as the longest-leading No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ...

You saw a lot of year-end lists as we said good riddance to 2024. “The Best…,” “The Top…,” or “The Most…” among other ...

Billboard just unveiled its list of the Top Artists of the 21st Century, and the rankings include some surprising names. See ...

The other day, I saw a tweet that described 2025 as a “sci-fi ass year”—the kind of date films of decades past used to set the action around for all types of futuristic hijinks. Three days in, we’ve ...

You couldn’t dream of being able to casually watch some of the biggest up-and-coming rap artists in the game, all sitting in a room together, making music live and in real-time ... popular streams, ...

Fresh faces, bold sounds, and unapologetic attitudes were all ... at the top of the game, and one diss track had the whole world talking. Let's take a look back at some of the hip-hop songs ...

Different Type Time is a beautiful reflection on ... 5 The birthplace of Hip-Hop continues to produce top-tier lyricists, and Kota the Friend is no exception. While he’s a bit more introverted ...