From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

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Rappers have never been shy about comparing the streets they come from to war zones. And just as our brave soldiers in conflicts overseas suffer casualties, the streets have claimed plenty of lives.

When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

The Billboard charts have not been too kind of rock 'n' roll music in 2025. But this week's No. 1 album reminds us that rock isn't dead. NPR's Stephen Thompson has the story. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: ...

Like Rap City, 106 & Park, and ComicView before it, another BET staple may be coming to an end. Recently, the network announced its plan to indefinitely “suspend” the BET Hip Hop Awards while ...

VH1's at it again, asking readers of their .com to rank music for a televised special. The 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs series will run each night this week and, somehow, does not feature Asher Roth at ...

The ‘Superman’ writer-director took time out from head-honchoing the DC Universe to make us a killer year-end playlist.

Grammy Award-winning hip-hop legends Salt-N-Pepa have officially made history as the first female rap group to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Formed in 1985, the groundbreaking trio — ...