Here are 15 predictions for rap music in 2026. No, there won’t be a breakout AI star in rap. That said, having lived through ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Doechii, Jill Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, SZA, DaBaby, YKNieve, BunnaB, Fetty P Franklin & Trim.

One of the city’s best artists, according to the judges at the Boston Music Awards, is Dorchester’s own Echezona Onwuama, a ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Veteran rapper Mad Skillz says he needed a little extra motivation to record his "2025 Rap Up" track -- a year-end tradition ...

Death is so common in hip-hop now that we don't even take time to mourn the deceased. The sudden departure of the BET Hip Hop Awards (HHA) from cable television was announced last month and it ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...

Troy Carter bought Pop Art Records, the Philly label behind Roxanne Shante's first diss track and Salt-N-Pepa's debut.

The remixes, the hooks, the guest verses that mattered. Here’s the proof that Jennifer Lopez stayed tapped into the culture ...

Hip-Hop didn’t invent rebellion, it inherited the fire from H. Rap Brown long before the culture had a name. Growing up, my parents were not overtly activists or political. But there were clues. One ...

Hip-hop began in 1973 Bronx as a voice against racism and inequality, rooted in DJing, rapping, dance, and graffiti. It later ...