Rather than simply a genre, hip-hop is a culture – one chiefly expressed and disseminated through rap music. That notion of “keeping it real” – has been at its core. As ever with popular ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT RAP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

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 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 ...

Today, there’s a good argument to be made that hip-hop is the dominant genre in popular music. Its elements have shown up everywhere from pop to R&B to even modern country. Remove the ads from ...

For years, Hip Hop fans have debated about music within the genre increasingly lacking substance, especially with the rise of ...

The legendary lyricist and the BSO unite for a one-night-only celebration to honor 30 years of one of rap’s most acclaimed albums.

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.

When a new Black musician comes onto the scene, they are often labeled as “R&B” or “hip-hop,” despite these labels not always ...