Old-school rap hits that wouldn’t fly today A reader recently asked us which old-school rap songs would never survive a ...

Explore 16 heartbreaking rap songs that confront grief, trauma, and survival. From Eminem to Rod Wave, these tracks reveal ...

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion ...

Watch the Throne, here comes King Kylie? The billionaire reality star returned to the rap game on Friday, a decade after she ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. 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 ...

Nashville is known as "Music City" for its diverse heritage. Meet some of the women at the forefront of Nashville’s hip-hop ...

With Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Luther" falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart's top 40 last week. The ...

Rap music was invented in the early 1970s. According to lore, the musical style was first on display at a party in the fall—family and friends gathering around the turntables to mark the important ...