Like a soap opera, you skip an episode and lose track of the story. For the past month, two of the most successful hip-hop artists of recent times—Kendrick Lamar and Drake—have been embroiled in a ...

It’s a cycle on repeat: A beloved rapper is murdered. Family, friends and fans react online. The case is investigated yet typically goes unsolved. The hip-hop community calls for change, but there ...

As their male counterparts turn depressive and paranoid, it’s the women who are having all the fun. Like American men in general, our top male rappers appear to be in crisis: overwhelmed, confused, ...

Nas is back yet again. The rap icon recently took to Instagram to announce Magic 2 is dropping on Friday. Last week, he stirred anticipation for new music with an ominous purge of his page and a video ...

Turns out it wasn't a bad year after all... It was a strange year for rap. For the first time in over two decades, an entire calendar year passed without a rap song topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart ...

The bill targets a controversial practice used by prosecutors for decades. Top music industry leaders, including the Recording Academy, are backing legislation introduced in Congress on Wednesday that ...

Check out our recap of Billboard Boxscore's top 10 rap tours of the year, featuring Wu-Tang Clan & Nas, Lil Baby and more. By Eric Frankenberg Last week, Billboard revealed its year-end Boxscore ...