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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Hip-hop producer the Alchemist releases seven projects this year, collaborating with Erykah Badu, Freddie Gibbs ...

Sort of like the economy, the current state of hip-hop depends on who you ask. There were the reports last month that, for the first time in 35 years, no hip-hop song had reached the Top 40 on the Hot ...

The wait for new music from Death Grips will soon be over. The experimental hip-hop group revealed that they are working on their first new album in seven years. Known for fusing hip-hop with punk ...

Wed, November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM UTC Ten of the album’s tracks reach the 50-position Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, led by the No. 23 debut of “Who Knows.” The entrance gives Caesar his best result as a ...

*The week of October 25, 2025, marked an unprecedented setback for hip-hop: according to The AV Club, no rap songs made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40. The long-running hit “Luther” by SZA and Kendrick ...

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The baton that has passed from one hip-hop hit to another for more than three decades has been dropped. Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s hit single “Luther” departed the Billboard Hot 100 following rule ...