As hip-hop has grown into a billion dollar industry, hooks from R&B singers have helped rappers take over the pop charts, and hip-hop has, in turn, influenced the changing sound of soul music. Rakim’s ...

Cardi B took home the Grammy award for Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, becoming the first solo female artist to win in the category.

In the fall of 1991, jazz legend Miles Davis died of pneumonia, respiratory failure, and a stroke. At the time of his death, he was deep into a new project with Brooklyn-based producer Easy Mo Bee, ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here’s a roundup of the 5 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graphic by Chris Panicker Every time I do one of these lists, I mention that rap feels more splintered than ever, but, right now, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few weeks before the Grammy nominations, the internet was busy debating an important music topic: Is hip hop dead? The lack of ...

Rap and Christmas have been intertwined since the former began. Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'," a rhymed update of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" (better known as "‘Twas the Night Before Christmas") ...