Once the unassailable ‘Queen of Rap,’ Nicki Minaj has grown increasingly estranged from the music industry — and embraced by ...

They're all highly respected in the world of old-school rap. And they all hit the Top 40 just once in their careers.

Eminem, JAY-Z, and Twista have all earned Guinness World Records for lyrical speed, album sales, and endurance. Cardi B and Jeezy used technology and orchestration to create record-setting moments in ...

Last week, 21 Savage took to X and called for reconciliation between Young Thug and Gunna, two titans of Atlanta rap who’d fallen out over the belief that Gunna’s plea in the YSL trial amounted to ...

Hip-hop has officially exited the upper echelon of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in more than three decades. The top 40 of the iconic chart currently contains zero rap songs, marking ...

On this day in 1989, Brooklyn native Special Ed made his mark on the rap world with the release of his debut album Youngest In Charge via Profile Records. Just 17 years old at the time, Ed proved that ...

Yo, it's time to dive into the shadowy world of DJ Vlad and the wild rumors that have the rap game shook! DJ Vlad, the mastermind behind VladTV, has been making waves in the hip-hop industry for years ...

Famed designer Virgil Abloh, who tragically passed away at the age of 41 on November 28, 2021, said music was "his only peace of mind." In 2016, he told The Guardian, "When the phone is off, I play my ...

Today, the hip hop world celebrates the 60th birthday of Dana Dane, one of Brooklyn’s most influential MCs and a true pioneer of storytelling rap. Born Dana McLeese, the rapper rose to prominence in ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Part II of The Seven Wonders of the Hip-Hop World highlights seven groundbreaking albums that reshaped rap from the 1990s through the 2010s. In part deux of my Seven Wonders of the Hip-Hop World, I ...