NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: an unbothered, ...

The music DJ Spanish Fly created in his bedroom as a teenager is still resonating with new and far-flung audiences some 40 ...

The news may indicate a dip in rap’s dominance in mainstream music, but the music publication has also changed its top 100 rules. Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard ...

WWE superstar Cody Rhodes is comparing modern wrestling promos to rap battles, arguing that today’s microphone exchanges ...

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 ...

Promos have really become rap battles now. What do you got in your pocket, you know what I mean? You got these zingers on one ...

With Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Luther" falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart's top 40 last week. The ...

Drake's 'Janice STFU' becomes the rapper's longest leader on the Hot Rap Songs chart among 32 No. 1s, passing "Hotline Bling" and "Best I Ever Had." ...

It’s a cycle on repeat: A beloved rapper is murdered. Family, friends and fans react online. The case is investigated yet typically goes unsolved. The hip-hop community calls for change, but there ...

Issa Rae and Syreeta Singleton's second season of "Rap Sh!t" is finally on the way. Season two was initially delayed until the fall due to the WGA strike and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. But fans ...