Will Smith’s new album, 'Based on a True Story', marks his return to hip-hop, but genre may not have room for legacy acts or ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Jack Harlow, Doja Cat, and Wale. First things first: ...

Juvenile remains one of the most renowned rappers in New Orleans hip-hop history. His roots in the city’s rap lineage run deep. In the early 90s, when Juve was just a teen, he was a fixture in ...

However, by the time the 1980s rolled around, hip-hop started seeing a lot more commercial appeal, with hit songs hitting mainstream audiences, the creation of subgenres, and elevated sound ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

REVOLT HOUSE was the launchpad for 440 Artists, a new music distribution platform providing independent artists with ...

Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these ...

By the mid-’90s, Latifah was known more as an actress ... and has been the subject of articles and scholarship on Black feminism in music, hip-hop, and media in general for the last 25-plus ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Reign & Wolfacejoeyy. It’s Billboard Women in Music Week, so let’s go ahead and give the ladies their flowers. On Saturday ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate ...

The month’s exceptional offerings confirm hip-hop’s unmatched ability to combine artistic innovation with cultural commentary, creating music that entertains while provoking thought and ...