The history of rap music, all things considered, doesn't go back too far. The genre came out of New York in the late 1970s ...

Black women have long shaped the sound and soul of R&B music. Their voices—raw, emotional and unmatched—have given us ...

The FADER's Rap Column rounds up the best rap songs of March 2025, from Playboi Carti to JT to Chuckyy and many more.

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 ...

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 ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the ... we've narrowed it down to strictly the best of the week, saving you plenty of time. Expect to see selections ...

Hip hop has been an incredibly influential way of storytelling and social commentary through music, leading the genre to be the epicenter of the most influential musical artists in the history of hip ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Ken Carson ... and I’ve always felt this an injustice. You all probably know by now that I love quirky, left-of-center ...

Y’all know I love me some rappity rap ... latest that makes them one of my prime examples for what hip-hop can be at its best. Atlanta rap misfit Playboi Carti is another fine example of ...