It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

YouTube’s move to stop sharing streaming data for Billboard’s music charts could change how we think about metrics Billboard’s latest change, and YouTube’s subsequent action, point to a more ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

We asked some of our favorite culture creators to give us their best-of lists for 2025; the rest of James Gunn's top 50 alternative rap songs of the year can be found right here. Easily my favorite ...

Hip-hop began in 1973 Bronx as a voice against racism and inequality, rooted in DJing, rapping, dance, and graffiti. It later ...

At the start of 2025, Zaytoven felt uneasy about where Atlanta hip-hop was headed. The scene he’d known was … in a rut. Both he and the city were in mourning, with how many key players and folk heroes ...

Hybe America has named former Motown/ Universal Publishing top exec Ethiopia Habtemariam as president of music, effective ...

Charlotte Ganderton has received funding in the past from Arthritis Australia and the Physiotherapy Research Foundation. Joshua Heerey receives has received funding in the past from Arthritis ...

Dallas-Fort Worth hip-hop has become a hotspot for discovering the next superstar. With New Dallas being the talk of the city, the drill scene’s undeniable popularity and boogie music making a ...

Vets and newbies flexed their best bars in 2025. After being spoiled by a monstrous three-peat from Future, a lyrical face-off between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and scintillating releases from Doechii ...