In a lot of ways, 2021 represents one of the most tragic periods in rap history. Over the past 12 months, our sense of loss seemed to outpace our capacity for grief. Before the clock even struck ...

Jay-Z and Kanye West were the highest-paid hip-hop musicians of 2021, according to a list compiled by former longtime Forbes editor Zack O’Malley Greenberg. Jay-Z topped the list with $470 million ...

Digging for Gold is HYPEBEAST’s monthly playlist series that highlights regions across the world and the genres that come out of them. By putting together a mix of essentials and hidden gems, we hope ...

Hip hop is a multi-billion-dollar musical movement that is now at the center of mainstream culture. It’s grown into something bigger than anyone who attended Cindy Campbell’s 1973 end of summer party ...

Country star Morgan Wallen is ending 2021 in a place few would have expected to find him a few months ago: in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s R&B/hip-hop chart. “Broadway Girls,” his collaboration with ...