Country followed at a one-quarter take and pop rounded out the top three with just under a one-fifth share. The report also notes that hip-hop/rap’s share of Hot 100 No. 1s more than doubled ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

The faces and landscape of Hip-Hop are constantly changing. New names, faces, gimmicks, and artist brands sometimes feel like a whirlwind. Trying to keep up with all of the antics within the ...

At the turn of the millennium, Irv Gotti – who died Wednesday at age 54 – helped bring a new class of hip-hop and R&B acts to ...

Irv Gotti, the Murder Inc. Records founder and music producer who worked with DMX, Aaliyah, Kanye West and Jay-Z, has died.

The producer, who died on Wednesday, built Murder Inc. into one of the most influential record labels of the early 2000s. His career was marred by a federal investigation and trial.

It's a poignant moment for him to bring a dose of reality to the Super Bowl, even if the victorious "Not Like Us" makes a set list appearance, too. "Being human and surviving tough times" are central ...

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at Travis Scott's '4x4,' which debuts at the Hot 100's apex this week.

Will Kendrick Lamar perform Drake diss "Not Like Us" at the Super Bowl Halftime Show? Is SZA his only special guest? What ...

Travis Scott's new single "4x4" debuts at No. 1 on the Hot 100 thanks almost entirely to incredibly strong first-week sales on CD, a format that many assumed was dead.

his signature style of blending hip-hop beats with smooth R&B melodies shaped ... As a solo act, she also had a run of top 10 hits in the early 2000s with songs like Foolish, Rock Wit U and ...

The Tragically Hip is both of and beyond its time ... time one hears “Bobcaygeon,” a 1999 song named after a town 100 miles northeast of Toronto. It weighs the pros and cons of city life ...