While genres like J-Pop, city pop and hardcore punk get all the attention, Japanese rap is a hidden gem. It might be fast and ...

Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre’s rap column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.

Without the vast array of genres that have been, we wouldn't have the diverse musical landscape we have now. However, there ...

Up front, Helmet hammer hard with percussively brutal riffage and Page Hamilton’s rage-heavy barks. The sound of industrial ...

D- Shot, Turf Talk x Cyda Lean x Bleezo all join forces on an epic new West Coast track Hot Water CA, UNITED STATES, ...

Barack Obama took the crowd by a surprise by rapping to Eminem's famous song 'Lose Yourself'. During his speech, Obama, whose love for music, especially hip-hop and rap is well known through his ...

With a new label and a new album on the way, D.C. rapper Wale returned home to celebrate what he's done so far.

In the 1990s and 2000s, it was common to hear ladies singing the hooks (or choruses) on rap songs. Whether big names like Dido (on Eminem’s “Stan”) or more anonymous singers, it was a ...

From genre-defying collaborations to iconic live shows, Türkiye's music scene is breaking boundaries and making waves ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT RAP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

Drake changed music forever in 2011. On Nov. 15, 2011, he released his second studio album, and since then he’s been on top of the rap game. Drake’s Take Care was a moment for everybody.

Saafir, the highly-regarded underground MC who helped bring national attention to Bay Area hip-hop, has died at the age of 54 ...