Hip-hop might have been born in the '70s, but it was in the '90s when the genre truly started to see commercial success. It ...

The video for one of Houston's most beloved rap songs was shot this week.

The estate of the chopped-and-screwed pioneer will release four volumes of the DJ Screw Originals this month ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...

On today’s date, 46 years ago, Hip Hop’s first Billboard Top 40 single, “Rapper’s Delight,” was released by Englewood, New Jersey’s Sugarhill Gang. As one of Hip Hop’s earliest relics, this single, ...

The 22-year-old rapper spoke with Billboard Japan about what it means to work as a woman in the Japanese music industry.

Typically, we run an artist-to-watch list at the beginning of the year. This time around, we’ve been a little busy tapping into the local hip-hop scene and taking notes. In some cases, an artist’s ...

The musician is dad to Kensli, 10, and Marli, 6 ...

LGBTQ+ artists are breaking barriers and shaping the sound and culture of Hip-Hop and R&B. Artists like Queen Latifah, ...

Artists like Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, the Creator are pulling in huge audiences on the road, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again is preparing for his first-ever tour. By Ross Scarano Live music has been ...

His Roots Picnic freestyle had the force of a legend clearing the air, but it also raised a harder question: What does rap ...