From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

Top 10 best rap songs of 2025: the most influential, innovative and culturally impactful tracks shaping modern hip-hop.

From Clipse to Nas, and from the underground to the global stage, hip-hop returned to its foundation — prioritizing culture, ...

Cardi B’s “Outside” rises to No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay charts, tying Kendrick Lamar for eight leaders on the former ranking. CANNES, FRANCE - JUNE 18: Cardi B performs at ...

Do you love hip-hop? Do you love Christian contemporary music? Do you live in Austin? Great news: There's a radio station for you. Earlier this week, Christian hip-hop radio brand BOOST Radio launched ...

Throughout music history, there have been artists that made waves in the industry with just one hit song. Even though they may have only one hit that took over radio or the Billboard charts, doesn't ...

When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

In the midst of colossal battles between juggernaut artists and a seemingly endless barrage of music to be consumed every month, it can be very fun, and slightly overwhelming, to keep up with the ...

DJ Mister Cee, a mainstay of hip-hop radio who collaborated with some of the biggest rap stars, has died. Cee, a Brooklyn native born Calvin LeBrun, was also known as “The Finisher.” He was 57. Hot 97 ...

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 ...

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.