Billboard assesses the rap field at the 2026 Grammys and predicts the nominees for best rap performance, rap song and melodic rap performance.

Like a Buick Grand National, Kendrick Lamar keeps revving his way onto the Hot 100. The rapper just earned his third No. 1 of 2024 with “squabble up,” off his surprise album GNX, leading a decisive ...

Hip-hop was born in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout ...

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Billboard assesses the race for best rap album at the 2026 Grammys and predicts the nominees, including Kendrick Lamar, Clipse & Tyler, the Creator.

Coi Leray has a solution to a notable music issue in 2023. Since the beginning of the year, a hip-hop song has not reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, nor has a hip-hop album topped the Billboard ...

In every genre there are one-hit wonders. Including the competitive musical style of hip-hop. For every Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg, there are others working to make their way in the world of hip-hop music ...

A new rap beef has erupted, both in song and social media as Gucci Mane slammed hip-hop manager Wack 100, prompting the latter to fire back at the Atlanta-based musician. On the single “Bluffin,” ...