Production is the cornerstone that every rap song is built upon, and these beats are the best the genre has to offer.

Complex readers crowned "Shook Ones, Pt. II" the greatest rap beat ever. We spoke with the song's producer, Havoc, about its ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...

Last week, Babytron fans expected new music for his birthday. Despite the anticipation for Luka Troncic 2, which is now scheduled for July 7, he did give fans “Lord of the Multiverse,” an 11-minute ...

SoundCloud rap producers play a major role in shaping the modern underground rap scene, creating beats that help unknown artists gain massive attention online. With tools like FL Studio and auto-tune ...

Counting down the best rap albums of 2026 so far is no easy task, but once again, HotNewHipHop has done its best. When you think of the best rap albums of 2026 so far, there are probably a plethora of ...

In 1894, “The Little Lost Child” went “platinum” off sheet music sales in what might be considered the first successful music video marketing campaign. Innovations in aurafarming have taken things to ...