Famed music executive Irv Gotti, founder of hip-hop label Murder Inc. which produced superstars including Ashanti and Ja Rule ...

The Grammys finally unveiled the Best Rap Song category for the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004. The first honor went to Eminem for his diamond-selling track "Lose Yourself," marking his ninth Grammy ...

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 ...

resulting in everything from R&B torch songs to power ballads. But what about in rap? While hip-hop has often had a contentious relationship with those willing to express their gentler side ...

Indeed, here below are three songs that explain rap in the 1980s. After rap music’s salad days in the late 1970s and into the first few months of 1980, it was Run-DMC who pushed the style further.

With his alter ego, Slim Shady, he revolutionized rap with his complex rhyme schemes, controversial lyrics, and unmatched technical skills, making him the best-selling hip-hop artist of all time.

It’s just the latest achievement for the man who was the first rapper to ever be awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize.

Kendrick Lamar, widely regarded as one of America’s most innovative and influential rap artists, has made history once again with his groundbreaking diss track "Not Like Us." This controversial ...

Once rejected by the music industry and forced to exist on the margins of society, hip-hop is now an utterly unavoidable aspect of the musical mainstream. Some of the biggest artists of recent years ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Rapper-singer wokeups is best known for his stylings as an Autotune maverick and the most prominent face of diary, an offshoot of pluggnb.

At the 2025 Grammys, the track won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video. “Not Like Us” was the capstone of tunes released during a ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...