De La Soul have long been the kings of hip-hop playfulness. Fun and mischief-making have been at the core of the trio’s operation since the days they had fans counting the feath ...

Raised by Sound Fest is set for Dec. 6 and will include three separate events at Crosstown Concourse in Memphis.

"IPNOS" (meaning "sleep" in Greek) is a beautifully haunting ballad that sleepwalks between euphoria and melancholy. The ...

Songwriters expressing pangs of grief for what once was held court with others fretting about undesirable futures and still ...

"Across genres, 2025 proved that music’s future doesn’t lie in perfect replication or algorithmic ease. Instead, the artists ...

At the center of this unprecedented 2020s renaissance stood Hit-Boy, the masterful producer who helped spark a new golden run ...

Whether making hip-hop, punk, salsa or spiritual jazz, Bay Area artists didn’t disappoint this year. The KQED Arts & Culture ...

This year, one of the best albums I’ve encountered this decade sits firmly at the head of the class. One artist on this list ...

The Daily Cardinal spoke with Yung Gravy about filming a music video in Madison, his favorite places in the city and how he balanced his rising career as a student.

Rapeter said he then began writing songs and became a "school rapper" at his school, but the rap music atmosphere was also just starting and was "impetuous", but he was still in the best era, when the ...

People enjoy hip-hop during the Governors Ball Music Festival at Citi Field in New York. Chinese rap music is becoming popular in the US as hip-hop music combines with Chinese content and culture.

Rap beefs have long been a part of hip-hop, from Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur to Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake. But one rapper who has long feuded with a fellow 2000s music star says he thinks they’re ...