Hip-hop, you really outdid yourself this year. Rappers used the time spent in isolation to write and record such a wide variety of work that the debates over what to include in this year’s Best Of ...

Everybody is knocking on the door of 2021, hoping a new year will bring an end to COVID-19 and restore the world back to its original order. While 2020 has been somewhat in chaos due to the pandemic, ...

The need to stay the hell apart from humans this year resulted in a sweeping halt on the production of movies, television shows and the like. It also means no festivals, concerts or trips to the ...

“S.N.O.R.T.” – Boldy James & The Alchemist feat. Freddie Gibbs ...

In the world of hip-hop albums, less is not more. In the late 2010s, deluxe albums became more popular than ever in the genre, and most explicitly so in 2020. While albums with bonus tracks and extra ...

If a rap single hasn’t gone number one on the Billboard Hot 100, does that mean the genre is in decline? “I think that now the genre is as interesting as ever because of how quickly it's mutating,” ...

Born in the Bronx during a hot August night, hip hop has gone from rocking the underground to ruling the world. After defying the initial skepticism from mainstream audiences and commercial outlets, ...

Lofi hip-hop is here to stay. The instrumental blend of traditional hip-hop and jazz has notably made its mark on Spotify, where the “Lofi Fruits” playlist by indie record label Strange Fruits Music ...

Journalist and cultural critic Candace McDuffie is the author of “50 Rappers Who Changed the World,” a book that encompasses hip-hop’s earliest pioneers, current hitmakers, and most influential and ...

As 2020 brought unexpected turmoil across the world, it was still a great year for music—particularly hip-hop. Streaming numbers consistently show that hip-hop still reigns as the most popular and ...