UGK's Pimp C and Bun B join Scarface among the best Texas rap artists of all-time on a list that also includes a lot of ...

Typically, we run an artist-to-watch list at the beginning of the year. This time around, we’ve been a little busy tapping into the local hip-hop scene and taking notes. In some cases, an artist’s ...

Rap’s G League is looking healthy. Last year, when we put together our list of the best teenage rappers, it felt like a struggle to gather good, interesting names. In a genre supposedly dominated by ...

Industry insiders mull over the history of 'experimental' as a label for hip-hop and whether the term is functional, redundant or useless.

Reflecting on 2024, five artists stood above the rest, reshaping the landscape of hip-hop with their creativity, chart-topping hits, and cultural impact. Here’s The Source’s top rappers of 2024 and ...

In August of 2025, hip-hop turned the still-very-young age of 52, but let some of its fans tell it the genre is still a young man’s game. However, upon looking at its current landscape, some of rap’s ...

Hip-hop has never been more popular than it is today, but many fans probably still wouldn’t know who Aubrey Graham is, even though they stream his songs every day. Going back to the early days of rap ...

The humble beginnings from some of hip-hop’s hottest stars just proves that it’s not about how you start, it’s about how you finish. It’s been 10 years since the world learned that rapper J. Cole ...

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