Streaming data for rap’s “Big Three” — Kendrick Lamar, Drake and J. Cole — amid their clash How each diss track upped the ante and impacted the artists’ listener counts Why high-profile rap beefs make ...

Drake has dominated the streaming era like few artists in music history. For over a decade, he’s worn the crown as Spotify’s most streamed rap artist, year after year. And in 2025, that trend hasn’t ...

2025 ASCAP TOP RHYTHM & SOUL MUSIC AWARD WINNERS INCLUDE R&B/HIP-HOP AND RAP SONG OF THE YEAR "NOT LIKE US,"GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR "THAT'S MY KING," SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR OZ AND PUBLISHER OF THE ...

With just a couple of days to go until Thanksgiving, Billboard has released its year-end charts (the music industry, much like all those turkeys, pretty much dies with the holidays, so it is usually ...

While plenty of energy was spent this year debating whether or not rap was still at the forefront of pop culture as it reached its fiftieth anniversary, there was no shortage of exciting new music to ...

Following the release of De La Soul’s latest album, ‘Cabin in the Sky,’ Okayplayer ranks De La Soul albums from worst to best. 9 hours ago The latest NBA player — or former one — to drop bars is ...

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Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.