Nicki Minaj earns a new Billboard hit as her years-old track "Hard White" debuts on two genre-specific digital song sales ...

Rap music made headlines for losing its Billboard chart dominance, but it's being celebrated more than ever at the 2026 ...

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 ...

The cast of 'Wicked: For Good' reunited for a fun sequel to Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's viral 2024 rap on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and the cast of ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler This is Jonathan Mahler. I ...

Hip Hop and R&B artists have had a long, complex history with the Grammy Award for Best New Artist category. The list showcases genre-defining talent, from breakthrough stars to overlooked icons. The ...

“For Mature Audiences Only” – Scribe Shad Reed Discusses Aging Gracefully in Hip-Hop And Where We Are Now. Despite it being more than a decade ago, I still vividly remember speaking with DJ Jazzy Jeff ...

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 ...

For a few years now, Lupe Fiasco has been visiting public artworks around the MIT List Visual Arts Center campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, armed with an iPad and microphone. Stopping at selected ...

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA) speaking alongside Rep. Hank Johnson (GA) and Willie "Prophet" Stiggers of BMAC. - Credit: Courtesy of Philip Walotsky The nonprofit organization Free Our Art is ...