By Trevor Anderson Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” matches one of the biggest achievements on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with ...

Hip-hop's chances in the big categories at the 2027 Grammys may be slimmer than recent year sin the absence of an obvious ...

2025 was a strange year for rap singles, although some of the genre's biggest artists showed out with some bonafide hits. Hip-Hop in 2025 was highlighted by discourse about whether or not the genre is ...

Let’s get this out of the way at the beginning: there is no handful of songs that ever completely encapsulate any genre or artist or sound. The beauty of art is that it’s ephemeral—to quote a famed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Post Malone returns to Billboard’s hip-hop tallies as DJ Khaled’s ...

In today’s digital age, you would think your favorite rap song would be just a click away. Well, as most of us know, that is not the case, especially on popular streaming platforms like Apple Music, ...

When you think of the 1990s, rap music almost immediately comes to mind. And when you think of that era’s rap songs, tracks by Biggie, Tupac, Jay-Z, the Fugees, Missy Elliott, and others likely leap ...

It's rap, yet somehow it's so soothing it makes you sleepy. The beats are hazy, and the vocals melt deep within the reverb. When I first heard Clams Casino's "I'm God," I was confused, wondering, "Is ...

A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...