Ahead of his first headlining show at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, Shyne reflects on his self-titled debut album, the years after his career was cut short and what's next. Jersey club music has been ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Jan. 7, 2003: Twenty years ago, 50 Cent kicked off 2003 with the release of "In Da Club," the first single from his soon-to-be-released debut album ...

For November's First Look Friday, we spoke to New Jersey rapper Bandmanrill about his rise, club music, why he doesn't want to be associated drill rap, and more. “You have to have a lot of discipline ...

Last week, as Philadelphia’s, native son Lil Uzi Vert neared the end of his set at Roots Picnic, the music died out, and Uzi surveyed the crowd like a wrestler at the top of a turnbuckle, preparing ...

One night in August, a nondescript metal venue in suburban New Jersey, just north of Newark, is the epicenter of one of the most exciting trends in rap right now. At first, the teens who fill the ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. Chicago hip-hop has long been intertwined with the city’s rich history of dance music, from the ...

The streets of Los Angeles and Compton are synonymous with gangsta rap, but it was a small venue near East Hollywood at the corner of Melrose and Normandie avenues that helped launch the city’s ...

The Rap Report is The FADER’s column dedicated to highlights in the rap world, from megastar artists to the deep underground. Is it even possible for there to be a true song of the summer anymore?

AG Club Brings Genre-Bending Rap from the Bay to L.A.: Genre-bending hip-hop collective AG Club was formed by Baby Boy and Jody Fontaine in Brentwood, in the East Bay part of the Bay Area, in 2017.