With just under four months left in 2024, there have already been more hip-hop songs to top Billboard‘s Hot 100 Songs (and as many rap albums on the 200 albums chart) than in all of 2023, the sign of ...

A reader asked a fair question after our ’70s songs series. Why does rock always take the heat? Hip-hop built its reputation on saying what no one else would. Some of what it said, however, wouldn’t ...

Two months ago, I tweeted: “Best year of hip-hop. EVER. #2024.” and the Internet’s feisty commentators tore me up. Pardon my excitement and wild proclamation, but I haven’t felt this good about the ...

A pulse-pounding, bass-blasting experience hits Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers as Sploinky Rave brings top-tier DJs and immersive visuals to Colorado Springs. Expect “face-melting” music, ...

"I Just Might" ties "That's What I Like" as Bruno Mars's longest-running No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as ...

Iconic hip-hop pioneers Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton of Salt-N-Pepa claim that Universal Music Group has removed some of their biggest hits from streaming platforms amid an ongoing ...

TikTok has become a career-launching machine for hip-hop artists, reshaping how songs go viral and how fans discover new talent. Unquestionably, TikTok has altered the music business, changing the way ...

The Courant’s arts picks for April 5-11 include Clarice Assad performing with Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Meek Mill in ...

Perhaps more than any other style of music, hip-hop songs are best to dance to. In fact, when hip-hop was invented, there were five tenets to the art form, from lyricism to DJing to dancing. So, ...