A decade after its release, Michael Jackson's "Chicago" becomes his thirty-sixth top 10 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ...

Hip-hop might have been born in the '70s, but it was in the '90s when the genre truly started to see commercial success. It ...

The rapper and podcast host reflects on message boards, digital archiving and why the internet once invited listeners to dig ...

Depending on who you ask, hip-hop has been dying for nearly as long as it’s been alive. Some purists say the art form kicked ...

The odes to the home team come from pioneers who uplifted the genre (Rakim), veteran superstars (Busta Rhymes), independent ...

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 ...

Waka Flocka Flame brought a high energy performance to CMA Fest, debuting a new country song and discussing country music's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

Foster Sylvers created a soundtrack producers like Dr. Dre have spent decades digging into, starting with his 1973 hit "Misdemeanor." RIP.

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.