The prodigious producer was up for a Best Rap Album trophy for his collaboration with Common, “The Auditorium Vol. 1,” and Best Rap Performance for “When the Sun Shines Again” featuring Posdnuos. On ...

Wu-Tang Clan and their affiliates have dropped some of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. Here are the 20 best.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from J. Cole, Rico Nasty, and Doechii. I don’t know what was going on for the past seven days, but this week’s column is a doozy. To ...

Because the hip-hop genre has grown over the past three decades into a tremendous force in American and international popular culture, it can be easy to forget how relatively young it is, originating ...

J. Cole breaks down his competitive rap persona, explaining why his bold lyrics differ from how he views himself off the mic.

In 1894, “The Little Lost Child” went “platinum” off sheet music sales in what might be considered the first successful music video marketing campaign. Innovations in aurafarming have taken things to ...

So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it all. So, as a way to help keep up with all of it, here’s a roundup of the 5 ...

Hip Hop was alive and well this year, despite rap momentarily dropping out of the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for about two weeks. There were big tours, major collaborations among some of our favorite ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathy Applefeld Olson is a journalist and founder of Hollywood & Mind At the podium Doechii — the third woman to win a Best Rap ...

Billboard‘s recent rule changes sparked a concerned discussion after they resulted in a two-week absence of rap music in the Hot 100 chart’s top 40 for the first time in almost three decades. “Is ...

Like Rap City, 106 & Park, and ComicView before it, another BET staple may be coming to an end. Recently, the network announced its plan to indefinitely “suspend” the BET Hip Hop Awards while ...

For over two decades, the Recording Academy has honored the genre of hip-hop with its own music categories, including Best Rap Album, at their annual Grammy Awards ceremony. At the 2020 Grammy Awards, ...