Hip-hop radio veterans Mastermind and Jay Smooth, along with music industry academic Michelle Santosuosso, discuss what this ...

Explore the wildest Hip Hop Guinness World Records, from Eminem’s lyrical speed to Cardi B’s drone drop. See the full list ...

Though some feared for the genre's relevance in 2025, rap is well represented in the noms - especially Album of the Year ...

"Rap music is still all over the top 40; it's just not being made by rappers," Stereogum's Tom Breihan observed in a column ...

Since Drake’s debut, dozens of rapper like Doja Cat, Lil Yachty, and Young Thug have blurred the lines of pop music and rap ...

The exit of “luther” reignites the contentious debate of rap’s commercial decline in 2025. While this theory is supported by ...

Memphis hip-hop star GloRilla is going for Grammy gold yet again, earning three nominations for the 2026 awards.

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...

Since the inception of hip-hop, rap duos have played a pivotal role in shaping the genre. These dynamic partnerships often stem from a blend of vocalists and producers, lifelong friends or even ...

On this day, 9 Gods from the slums of Shaolin, who together form the Wu Tang Clan, released their first studio LP entitled Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers This album was recorded from 1992 to 1993 at ...

St. Louis has a history as a musical culture shifter. Jazz, the blues, rock and roll are just a few of the genres where artists with roots in the region have had a pivotal role in shaping sound for ...

Discover Memphis through the beats that built it! Taylor Nicole Barksdale, co-founder of Memphis Rap Tour, is sharing the ...