Michael "5000" Watts, a founder and CEO of the Houston rap collective Swishahouse, died Jan. 30, his family confirmed.

This week's Notable Releases include Joyce Manor, Injury Reserve offshoot By Storm, jazz vibraphonist Joel Ross, and more.

Rashaad Lee traded in a lawncare business for a microphone. In four years, he's amassed over 8 million streams and recorded ...

What happens when you mix some of the region’s most hungry emcees and producers with summer camp? The answer unfolds in “Welcome to Rap Campp,” a new documentary that captures a 24-hour marathon ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT RAP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED MEDIABASE AND ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms. Christmas in Hip-Hop has never been ...

The rapper's post-prison comeback single immediately earns him career-best results. By Trevor Anderson Pooh Shiesty enjoys an immediate welcome reception on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

We asked some of our favorite culture creators to give us their best-of lists for 2025; the rest of James Gunn's top 50 alternative rap songs of the year can be found right here. Easily my favorite ...

With 2025 coming to a close, that means we've reached the halfway point for this decade. Difficult as that may be to believe, it is true, and it technically marks six full years of music, counting ...