Watched of All Time In celebration of Valentine's Day and Black History Month, Billboard looks back at the genre's rich ...

Chris Brown scores a historic milestone on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, becoming the second artist to reach 100 cumulative weeks at No. 1 on the radio ranking, across 11 No. 1 songs in his ...

Influence Media's Rene McLean on music catalog investments and backing SLANG, a new label and publisher developing rising hip-hop artists.

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.

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 ...

Anthony Leonard Platt, also known as DJ Unk, passed away on Jan. 24. DJ Unk rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his breakout hit 'Walk It Out,' which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. His ...

Irv Gotti, a famed music producer and founder of the hip-hop label Murder Inc., died. He was 54.

Super Bowl LIX headliner Kendrick Lamar has built a sizeable net worth with major chart-topping albums and concert tours. Details here.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Busta Rhymes, Central Cee, and Mac Miller. Here we are, folks: The first Best New Hip-Hop column of 2025. Pardon the ...

A hip-hop awards show and festival that could attract "hundreds of celebrity guests" and "thousands of tourists" is planned for August in Memphis, organizers said Wednesday. The "For Us By Us Hip ...