World Cafe correspondent John Morrison joins us to talk about why the East Coast rap group Main Source deserves a spot as one ...

Rap professor Mickey Factz says bars can be learned but it also still must be earned. He talks to Chuck Jigsaw Creekmur about ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 — after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski — check out three R&B/hip-hop top 10s. By Keith Caulfield The full list of Billboard’s 2025 year-end ...

A collaboration between three of South Africa's most popular stars has resulted in a dynamic Trio that has left Mzansi awaiting the release of the song fans already have high expectations of Young ...

Hip-hop might have been birthed in the ‘80s; however it wasn't until the ‘90s when the genre started to take off. It was an era of legends like Nas, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, and more who earned ...

In honor of Power Players week, Billboard's Hip-Hop team celebrates the legendary hip-hop labels that molded the superstars we love. As Hip-Hop shaped the sound of the streets and transformed the ...

Christal Jordan is an award-winning published author and former celebrity publicist based in Atlanta, Ga. After heading one of the most successful PR/ Branding boutiques in entertainment, she decided ...

ANDRE 3000: (Rapping) On the oak tree, I hope we feel like this forever. Forever, forever ever? Forever ever? Forever never seems that long until you're grown. MARTÍNEZ: As half of the duo OutKast, he ...

Controversial call late in Texans’ win vs. Chargers had huge NFL playoff implications Scientists Tested the '5-Second Rule' for Dropped Food—Here’s What They Found US repairs broken V-22 in desert ...