Though some feared for the genre's relevance in 2025, rap is well represented in the noms - especially Album of the Year ...

The rapper, who has become one of hip-hop’s leading stars, presided over a sweaty tangle of young men outfitted in black and ...

The current US Top 30 has no songs that could be officially described as rap or hip-hop – for the first time since 1990. That ...

We live in the Dot era. After demolishing rap rival Drake last year, Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap has dominated 2025 and the current hip-hop landscape. Super Bowl performance. More Grammy wins. “Not ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: ...

"Just A Friend" screamed POP HIT! The "vocalist," a Long Island, New York MC, deejay and beat boxing jokester, was laughably ...

Wallo recently claimed the rap industry landscape is “undergoing a remarkable transformation” and insists fans of the genre have grown tired of the monotony ruling the charts. Million Dollaz Worth of ...

While fellow panelist Tierra Whack praised the “freedom” in rap right now, Lil Yachty countered, “I’m just saying people are too safe now. I’d rather take the risk and take the L.” At one point in the ...

Fabolous isn't ready to wave the white flag when it comes to the lack of lyricism in today's rap game. On the latest episode of Big Tipper's Rap City Beyond the Basement, the Brooklyn MC maintained ...

Whenever an “old head” shares their thoughts on the current landscape of hip-hop, I expect to hear something negative. They often say “Everything sounds the same” or “All they do is mumble on every ...

Recently, on a rainy night, a small but mighty crowd braved the storm to talk about hip-hop and feminism at UMSL. “I go back to ’87 and ‘Self-Destruction,’ and the tightest verse on there was MC Lyte, ...