Elkan, the producer behind Drake's hit song 'Nokia,' explains the inspirations behind the beat and its hook, 'Who's calling ...

BigXthatPlug delivered one of the hip-hop hits of the year with 'All the Way.' Now he's working to stay independent at 600 ...

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been sentenced to three more months in prison for violating his supervised release terms in a New ...

Young Thug isn’t letting the lukewarm reception for his new album UY Scuti stop him from keeping up a steady stream of ...

Behind the drama, there’s another character that drives the story: music. On Bel-Air, music isn’t just a backdrop, it’s a heartbeat. A mood. A mirror held up to every character trying to find their ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STREAMED RAP SONGS (AUDIO AND VIDEO) ON LEADING DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICES, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click to see more X.Landum, Charlie Handsome, K.O'Brien Gaines, Y.H.Chain, ...

Starting in the late ’70s, hip-hop and rap ascended through popular culture, mostly in America but also in other countries. Then, in 1990, a breakthrough. Hip-hop and rap tracks began infiltrating the ...

The nominees for Best Rap Song at the 2026 Grammys are in. Grammy SZN has officially commenced. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy revealed all the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

When Nas said “hip-hop is dead,” this certainly isn’t what he meant. Since 1990, rap music has topped the music charts as arguably the most impactful genre in the world. But for the first time in ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes as ...