If the best years in rap are remembered by what was happening at the time and the palpable energy that could be felt in the genre, then 2020 is the absolute worst year in rap history; artists weren’t ...

In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation's entertainment industry: Don't feature artists with tattoos and those who represent hip-hop or any other subculture.

The news may indicate a dip in rap’s dominance in mainstream music, but the music publication has also changed its top 100 rules. Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard ...

Just one rap hit has won record of the year – Childish Gambino's "This Is America." Will Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" become the second? Place your bets. By Paul Grein Kendrick Lamar was just three ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 30: (L-R) Rappers MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy-E and Dr. Dre of the rap group NWA pose for a portrait in 1991 in New York, New York. DJ Yella is giving the middle-finger. (Photo by Al ...

One of the great American art forms, rap music has palpable power and influence in our culture. Since its conception in early 1970s New York City, when DJs would loop sections of disco, funk, and R&B ...

Issa Rae and Syreeta Singleton's second season of "Rap Sh!t" is finally on the way. Season two was initially delayed until the fall due to the WGA strike and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. But fans ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...

Acid Rap captures a specific moment in time for Chicago, reflecting a new sound that was being born parallel to the Chicago drill boom from Chief Keef. For the fans that Acid Rap resonates with the ...

Baton Rouge, Louisiana — There’s a soundtrack of sorts that can emanate from just about any speaker in a Scotlandville apartment complex. As people move from building to building, while children play ...