Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, and MC Lyte are not playing with their right to vote and are encouraging others to use theirs as well.

Tommy Richman's breakthrough single "Million Dollar Baby" was submitted in two rap categories for the 2025 Grammys.

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 ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

2024 has been filled with hip-hop highlights. While the culture experiences celebratory moments, the rap world has also been shaken multiple times due to the deaths of members of the hip-hop ...

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio ...

Yung Miami, GloRilla, 2 Chainz, Big Boogie, Juicy J, R Soulja Boy, and Trina are among the artists set to perform at the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

The UNC Hip Hop Ensemble performed at The PITCH on Franklin Street on Friday. The group is formed from a class by UNC ...

Meanwhile, the  ritual of discovering something new is now neatly packaged in a 30-song playlist, refreshed weekly. The only ...

The BET Hip Hop Awards will present Travis Scott with the annual I Am Hip Hop Award. The honor is presented to artists who have made significant cultural and creative impacts on the genre.

With his podcast and a daylong party Oct. 19, the S.F. rapper and graffiti artist is making sure the local culture gets its due.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from ASAP Ferg, Rich Homie Quan, and Tee Grizzley. This week, Eminem revealed he’s going to be a grandfather in his video for ...