Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of music in ...

A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...

You couldn’t dream of being able to casually watch some of the biggest up-and-coming rap artists in the game, all sitting in a room together, making music live and in real-time. Yet here we are ...

While at school in Rome, he slowly rediscovered his love for hip-hop, crediting his roommates and peers for playing music all the time together — even freestyling over beats with each other.

This year’s Best Rap Album winner, now the third woman to ever win the category, is breaking barriers beyond the genre.

Drill - a controversial subgenre of rap music - has grown in popularity in the UK, particularly London. Known for it’s aggressive lyrics, it has proven to be a controversial introduction to the ...