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In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate ...
Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Xowié and Crimeapple. For the first time in what feels ...
The 14 Best ... Best Hip-Hop Songs Of 2014 Hip-hop has been morphing into a singles-driven genre for years now, and 2014 seemed to be the year when individual songs mattered more than ever.
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Nav, Will Smith, and Lil Durk.
Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these ...
Soulja Boy was never the most dignified rapper, but his songs will always have a special place in the hearts of 2000s kids.
Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop ... the Hot 100, the longest-running chart-topper for both artists. With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and ...
The hip-hop world has turned on him. The same critics who once hailed him now praise Kendrick Lamar, as if Drake’s ...
From the golden age of rap to present day, look at (and listen to) some of the most iconic funk samples ever used in hip-hop, and watch WE WANT THE FUNK! on PBS.
Plus, seven of the album's tracks dot the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ... the bulk of that sum – 32,000, marking his best sales week ever on vinyl. Billboard's Top Album Sales chart ranks ...
“Mutt” is the title track to Thomas’ second studio album, which was released in September 2024. Thanks to its namesake’s success, Mutt springs 25-10 on the Top R&B Albums chart and debuts at No. 33 on ...
Playboi Carti makes history as the first rapper with 30+ songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week, thanks to his album MUSIC.