Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay ...

2024 will be hard to top. The year included chart-topping albums from Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Tyler, The Creator, Future, Ye, ...

Remembering 18 influential Hip-hop artists who passed away in 2024, including Rich Homie Quan, DJ Mister Cee, and Rico Wade, ...

Hip-hop stands on the precipice of transformation, a genre redefining itself amidst political shifts, societal challenges, ...

Lupe Fiasco has been hired as a visiting professor at the first-ever Bachelor of Music in Hip Hop degree program at Johns ...

Hip-hop may have begun in the Bronx, but over the last 50 years Connecticut has developed its own vibrant artistic and ...

Nigerian hip-hop artist Daveblinkz, born Gbenekeme David in the southern part of Nigeria, is back with a heartfelt new ...

Mad Skillz, often just called Skillz, is up for a 2025 Grammy. His new spoken word, The Seven Number Ones, chronicles the special moments in his life, from his parents’ meeting to his introduction to ...

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the Englewood, ...

A final look back at some of our favorite characters, trends, lyrics and micro-moments of 2024. Plus: listener mailbag!