Rap music made headlines for losing its Billboard chart dominance, but it's being celebrated more than ever at the 2026 Grammys. So what's going on?

E-40 and Too $hort will bring Bay Area hip-hop to the NFL Honors stage. The rap legends perform live Thursday night during the league’s annual awards show in San Francisco.

Canadian rap singer Maestro Fresh Wes, whose Symphony in Effect was the first hip-hop album to hit platinum in Canada, appears on one of three stamps Canada Post has created as a tribute to hip-hop during Black History Month.

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

Many of the hip-hop’s most lauded works this year feature religious themes—themes that arguably helped spark a renewal of hip-hop itself.

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often confusing. Two terms, hip-hop vs rap, are constantly used.

Explore how hip-hop aesthetics influence modern online entertainment—from gaming visuals to digital culture and interactive design.

Launching the Spring 2026 semester, the Ivy League university will introduce the course highlighting how women emcees revolutionized the rap game.