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 ...

Hip-hop artists from across the country dropped boisterous, infectious songs this year: some musicians released tracks to fuel the fire in their rap beefs, while others put out new songs to ...

The year in hip-hop was defined by an epic battle between two of the genre’s biggest stars, Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Kendrick’s decisive victory over Drizzy culminated in one of the year’s ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Gunna, Kalan.FrFr, and Mozzy. It’s a nice slow week after the mad scramble of the past few, as artists and their teams ...

The year in hip-hop saw the reinvention of the diss track, with “Not Like Us” entering the musical canon as a bonafide hit. But the year wasn’t all rap beef; the rap world delivered a ...

By Gail Mitchell Well, 2024 is quickly drawing to a close. And what an eventful year it was in R&B/hip-hop and African music. No doubt still uppermost in the minds of many is the epic feud between ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

He had been named the country's hip-hop artist of the year the month before. Another award-winning Swedish rapper, Einar, was shot and killed in Stockholm in a gang conflict in October 2021.

On this day in Hip Hop history, Flip Mode Squad general, Busta Rhymes, released his third studio LP E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front. Released under the Flip Mode imprint and ...

The holiday season is finally upon us, and everyone knows that the right tunes can help you get into the spirit. Throughout the years, rappers have brought their unique flair to the holiday season ...

Former United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sustained a fall while in Luxembourg this week, leading to her undergoing hip replacement surgery in Germany just days later. Pelosi, age 84 ...