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.

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 ...

since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of Black lives. So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted.

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, a famed music producer and founder of the hip-hop label Murder Inc., died, the record label's distributor Def Jam ...

Kendrick Lamar's singles and albums are soaring on iTunes following his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance, with "Not Like ...

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.

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

As the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the show, he brought out Samuel L. Jackson to play Uncle Sam and even had a cameo by tennis great Serena Williams. He also put a nail in the coffin of his ...

Kendrick Lamar’s music is diverse and deep, hence, he pulls inspiration from every single nook and cranny of the world’s endless musical catalog. With that in mind, Lamar rightfully sampled the Isley ...

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is still taking a victory lap that began last May. Here’s how a hard-hitting diss became a ...