The best songs of 2025 delivered viral moments, genre shifts, and cultural heat. See which Hip Hop and R&B tracks defined ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Kendrick Lamar earned five iHeartRadio nominations after a banner 2025 that saw him earn $109M and lead Grammy nods with nine nominations.

Cardi B spent 2025 in full-on preparation mode as she readied one bundle of joy for her family and another for the culture of ...

NPR Music critics reflect on the lyrics that captured the year's mood, sparked emotions and stayed with them long after the music stopped.

The year opened with smoke. On Jan. 1, Joey Bada$$ lit the fuse, kicking off a lyrical back-and-forth with the West Coast, ...

The Hip-Hop world lost a true pioneer when Gene “Groove” Allen passed away in February 2025. As a key member of Groove B. Chill, Allen helped bridge the gap between Hip-Hop’s golden era and mainstream ...

We don’t always feel cycles; we live through them. Sunsets on this spinning rock we inhabit aren’t the end of days — they’re just signs of another trip around the sun, a reset. Rap is no different; it ...

Was it a good year for hip-hop? If you look at the Billboard charts—where very few rap songs released this year cracked the top 40—the answer would seem to be no. But if you focus on albums, the story ...

Noel used the term in describing the 1996 concerts at Knebworth, England’s largest outdoor music venue. The shows drew a ...

Lamar was the highest earning rapper of 2025 according to Forbes, but Drake was announced as the most streamed artist on ...