With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Gabriel Jacoby, Lola Brooke, Wale, EARTHGANG, Nile Rodgers, and Sincere Hunte.

Listen to new R&B/hip-hop songs from artists like Jai'Len Josey, Icewear Vezzo, Saint Harison, BJRNCK, Rozzzqween and more.

With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop - from ...

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in March 2020 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. Last weekend, Drake released “When To Say When,” an introspective track that utilized the ...

GloRilla's much-anticipated second LP is expected to drop sometime in 2026, but will it be R&B instead of rap?

The TikTok hit spent 22 weeks on top of Billboard's R&B chart and the news comes two weeks after Richman claimed he is “not a hip hop artist.” He later clarified his words. By Mesfin Fekadu Tommy ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

Drake is Billboard’s No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the 21st Century He had 30 No. 1 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and 15 No. 1 albums Drake also leads with the most top 10 hits and total chart ...

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You know how the cliché goes: rappers want to be basketball players, and basketball players want to be rappers. This has been a truism since the '90s, when rap really started taking off as a ...

In today’s digital age, you would think your favorite rap song would be just a click away. Well, as most of us know, that is not the case, especially on popular streaming platforms like Apple Music, ...