Here are Pitchfork’s 40 best rap songs of 2025. Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2025 wrap-up coverage here. When Wham ( Lil Baby ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

A Bahraini hip-hop star is suddenly India's new favourite, thanks to Akshaye Khanna's smashing entry in Dhurandhar.

Bahraini rapper Flipperachi, real name Hussam Aseem, is gaining massive attention in India after his hit track FA9LA featured ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like detahjae and rum•gold. The big news story over the weekend was the announcement of the 2026 Grammy Award nominations (Nov. 7).

As hip-hop turns 50, it's amazing to see how much the genre has grown over these last few decades. Throughout the years, hip-hop has expanded with different sub-genres, including gangsta rap, drill, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Celebrating hip hop and Memphis. The very first People's Hip Hop Awards Experience wrapped up Sunday night in the heart of the Bluff City. The show featured several star-studded names ...

The New York politician says he is proud to have collaborated with friends and hip-hop legends like KRS1 and DJ Kool Herc to make sure hip-hop is preserved and celebrated. Mic check, one two, one two!

Expect to see selections from the established stars, the next wave of new talent, the up-and-comers and everyone else in between. If the song is fire enough to beat the competition, it'll take one of ...

The future of the BET Hip Hop Awards and Soul Train Music Awards is in limbo. In a recent interview with Billboard, BET CEO Scott Mills confirmed that the two staple awards ceremonies will not return ...

We live in the Dot era. After demolishing rap rival Drake last year, Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap has dominated 2025 and the current hip-hop landscape. Super Bowl performance. More Grammy wins. “Not ...

Andrea Bocelli debuts on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the first time with “Maria,” a Lil Wayne and Wyclef Jean track that samples his “Ave Maria.” SEVILLE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 16: Andrea ...