This week’s New Music Friday is packed with an exciting lineup of albums and singles that showcase the vibrant landscape of contemporary hip-hop. From the prolific NBA YoungBoy to the veteran rapper ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like iAMLYRIC, Kiana Ledé, SAILORR, RZA, Joey Bada$$, Leo Waters and more.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s true: R. Kelly yodels. He brings the hills to life with the sound of his music. ...

One of the most viral rap songs of 2025 came from a San Antonio rapper who is taking a grassroots approach to attracting fans. After RNB.FOEMOB’s “Texas,” his gesture of respect to all the cities in ...

GloRilla wants to dig into her R&B bag for a future project.

A new era is born.

Hip-hop’s takeover of R&B over the past decade altered its sound as soul artists aggressively pulled away from the genre’s conventional boundaries and embraced rap. Given the boys’ club culture of rap ...

At this year’s Grammy Awards in February, the narrative was tightly focused on rap’s prominence among nominees in the major categories after historically being overlooked. So when Bruno Mars, one of ...

With self-isolation being employed universally to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Instagram Live has become the go-to for musicians of all stripes but especially stars of rap and R&B. Thanks to ...

For the first time in more than three decades, not a single rap song ranks among the 40 most popular tracks in America. Last week's Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, ...